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RE: Remembrance Day in my town. I do not celebrate war. Lives are lost daily.
I don't celebrate war either, but I do commemorate the men and women that died in wars past.
I hope that the generations to come will be able to dispense with wars but until then, I pay my respects and I give my thanks to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Yes Michelle.
I feel similarly but wonder since my waking up years ago -- how many of these people felt pushed or obligated to go vs. go to jail and how many had an idea BEFORE going --- how govt's prop up economies with war and the military industrial complex, and in the name of being a real patriot - you know??
I see how well you are doing, I have been meaning to drop in and say hi again and tell you that, but I did not want to feel spammy on your post, so glad you stopped by again.
Keep up the good work friend, and have a nice week.
I know exactly what you mean. War is a dirty business - and yes, I do mean business.
But, I don't go to the cenotaph to honour the politicians that made the decisions, I go every year to say my own thanks to the people that died and the families they left behind.
Remembrance Sunday for me is a poignant and sad, sometimes distressing time, but whatever the motives of the politicians, those that died believed it was necessary and I honour their sacrifice.