A Memorial Day Musing

The actual date of Soldiers Day in the USA was yesterday and not the date currently observed and lumped in with a general tribute to the dead of our family members, friends and loved ones. While I think any celebration of ‘Victory’ in a post world war one global conflict is delusional, I also think that the USA needs to reevaluate its wimpy efforts at present to battle the forces of darkness in the Middle East and elsewhere. While ignoring the noble sacrifice of our young troops in these global troublespots, the politicians tinker with careful military plans and vital funding at the peril of all of us. We can only properly honor the dead by making sure that they did not die in vain. But to do this we have to stop promoting ‘Political Correctness’ and get down to business. This Youtube video suggests a needed change in our thinking:

2 Replies to “A Memorial Day Musing”

  1. hi Cox
    I known the discours “warmonger”de Patton but i prefer the thoughtful from Apocalypse Now: “why we have lost this war”

  2. Hi, Cat; The ‘warmonger’ Patton and other Americans enabled France to continue as an independent country. As France did the same for America during our revolution, it is a debt we repaid to your Country. The friendship of France and the USA is very strong and recently has improved a lot. 🙂

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