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I spent the morning exploring unmarked and, without some guide as to what transpired there, apparently unremarkable sites of American heroism, separated by a largely stalemated few months, at Monte Artemisio and Isola Bella. This was followed by the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Anzio and the American Military Cemetery Sicily-Rome at Nettuno.
I could not help but hold in my heart our recently fallen heroes, their comrades and their families. Before becoming the father of two boys I had been to Normandy’s resting place several times, then others at Luxembourg, Cassino and elsewhere, always deeply moving. Today, seeing the facade’s image of a fallen, broken young man was just more than I could handle gracefully (fourth photo on the home page; I don’t know Mac enough to know how to ‘right click’ for properties).
I don’t know how to sufficiently honor the sacrifices of our troops and their families. But it doesn’t hurt to keep trying, especially when we are reminded of their courage, and loss.
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Lullabys, Legends and Lies| 8.8.11 @ 11:30AM
God bless them all!! May they rest in Peace!!
Airborne!!
Occam's Tool| 8.8.11 @ 11:31AM
Indeed.
Pelligrino| 8.8.11 @ 12:06PM
It is good that you visit these military cemeteries -- and not just those of the U.S. troopers but those fallen from other nations.
It is all very instructive. And it always moves big things in our insides.
It is good that you are sharing this with your boys.
We always get on the French (rightly so -- in the last 40 years) for a blase lack of gratitude for 1917-1918 and 1942-1945. How about the Italians? Sure, they didn't kick our military bases out like the French did. But I always had the impression with the Italians that: They "allow" the US presence just because it is pure gold in terms of dollars/lira/euro influx.
Do they ever -- today -- think or reflect on the liberation from the "Huns" and the overthrow of the facists? Are they ever appreciative of the human cost of lives lost or forever maimed on their behalf?
And what of the Afghanis of today?
Skippy| 8.8.11 @ 12:17PM
My uncle rests in the Florence-American cemetery in Italy.
According to 10th Mtn. Div. Descendents groups, the appreciation of the locals where the Americans came and defeated the Germans is still quite alive.
When WW2 Vets and their families visit, they treat them like gold.
How the Italian Govt. may act is unknown to me, but I am told anecdotally that Americans are still thanked in Normandy, Czech Republic, etc.
The locals get it; they had Nazis in their villages.
Ave atque vale.
TheRightIsAnythingBut| 8.8.11 @ 12:35PM
Honor the dead.
Heal the wounded.
End the wars.
Another 22 American lives tragically wasted in Afghanistan. It's time to end this madness.
Clint| 8.8.11 @ 1:03PM
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell."
William Tecumseh Sherman
Clint| 8.8.11 @ 1:09PM
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
George S. Patton
Mark Golding | 8.8.11 @ 5:54PM
It's not good to honour the dead, nor those who have fought in wars created by mad men. The cult of settling differences or asserting control using the Machiavellian concept of pre-emptive full spectrum war theatres belongs to the animal kingdom. Nothing to do with true sons and daughters of God. Christ v Bible is a metaphor for Man versus Animal.
This article will be posted on my site
Occam's Tool| 8.8.11 @ 7:04PM
"It's not good to honor the dead..."
Mark, I cheerfully honor those who fought to keep my freedom intact. The most awesome historical experience of my life was walking through the pantheonic monument to the Illinois Dead at Vicksburg.
You are free to dishonor these dead yourself. That freedom is what they fought for in the past, and fight currently now, to give to you. But use someone other than Christ to justify your spiritual worthlessness and degradation, please.
In short, you are not worthy to lick their boots.
Margie| 8.8.11 @ 10:51PM
Ah, Occam. Well said, sir!