In the last little while i've watched two very moving films about vetrans - coincidentally they tied in with Rememberance day today. Last night (or this morning actually) i was walking down by the river looking at the monuments and thinking about all the people who have sacrificed for us. A couple things really stood out to me as i stood and thought about memorializing these unknown heroes.
1- the madness of war. The old 16th century mental asylum in London, called Bedlam Hospital, is now the British War Museum. Coincidence? I think not.
2- How easily we forget. The slogan "lest we forget" is there because we ARE forgetting. It seems so long ago already. It may have been a little exagerated by the one movie, but they pointed out how bemused Veterans would be to watch us play a game of paintball.
Without being soppy or anything like that, in this moment, i give them thanks.
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