From a previous Memorial Day post:
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2007
Memorial Day - Remembering
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War is the most violent of human activities. There will always be those who believe that all war is unjustified and should be handled by "discussions." There are those who believe that war is always justified whenever they perceive a threat to our nation. There are those who will refuse to participate in a war for whatever reason. We tend to forget all of them.
And there are those who will answer the call of duty. This weekend, we remember them.
Each of these wars was unpopular with some section of our citizens. I'm not going to debate the merits or lack thereof for each war. Rather, I am showing a very few of the heroes that answered the call of duty and had an impact on our history. You can read a brief background on each on by clicking on the links below the pictures.
Revolutionary War Hero - Casimir Pulaski
Read about him
1812 War Hero - Winfield Scott
Read about him
Civil War Hero - Frank Haskell
Read about him
WWI Hero - Eddie Rickenbacker
Read about him
WWII Hero - John Basilone
Read about him
Korean War Hero - Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura
Read about him
Vietnam War Hero - Franklin Miller
Read about him
Now we have the "Gulf War" and the "War in Iraq" Someday, we will sort out the politics and recognize the young people who were the heroes of those conflicts. Someday, they will be remembered as those above have been.
Someday, they will be acknowledged as those below.
Picture by Harry Doerr
War is the most violent of human activities. There will always be those who believe that all war is unjustified and should be handled by "discussions." There are those who believe that war is always justified whenever they perceive a threat to our nation. There are those who will refuse to participate in a war for whatever reason. We tend to forget all of them.
And there are those who will answer the call of duty. This weekend, we remember them.
Each of these wars was unpopular with some section of our citizens. I'm not going to debate the merits or lack thereof for each war. Rather, I am showing a very few of the heroes that answered the call of duty and had an impact on our history. You can read a brief background on each on by clicking on the links below the pictures.
Revolutionary War Hero - Casimir Pulaski
Read about him
1812 War Hero - Winfield Scott
Read about him
Civil War Hero - Frank Haskell
Read about him
WWI Hero - Eddie Rickenbacker
Read about him
WWII Hero - John Basilone
Read about him
Korean War Hero - Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura
Read about him
Vietnam War Hero - Franklin Miller
Read about him
Now we have the "Gulf War" and the "War in Iraq" Someday, we will sort out the politics and recognize the young people who were the heroes of those conflicts. Someday, they will be remembered as those above have been.
Someday, they will be acknowledged as those below.
Picture by Harry Doerr