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Tue Jun-01-10 08:19 PM
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"The Non-Sense We Call Memorial Day"

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War veteran and Zen teacher Harvey Daiho Hilbert Roshi writes:

On my mind is the non-sense we call Memorial Day, the slick shift in language calling every soldier and sailor a "hero," and the deceitful and manipulative bended knees and lowered heads as we "recall" our lost ones for a moment or two between beers and sales.

Real heroes are the quiet makers of peace; those who say no in the face of the charge to insanity, and those who use their heart/mind to resolve a conflict.

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