Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end
- Thread starter Locutus
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Actually very few of those who landed at Normandy or Juno ever talked about it, too traumatic. My uncles never did and a cousin did not live to do so.
You know I now have that in writing.
Just saying, should it ever come up, I have it in writing.
Valour: great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
But not exclusively in battle. I can work with this.
Most vets did not talk about it. Even today the problem exists.
Your Vets Affairs noted that Vietnam Vets were dying in large numbers in their mid to late 50's. Heart attacks, massive, stress related to the War. Directly related to PTSD.
No they do not need to. Why should they be forced to relive such events?? One uncle died from a fall down an elevator shaft while delivering parcels in a high rise and the other is close to 90 and is very well for his age. For them it is like opening a healed scar and scraping around in it. They did not beat their wives or children either.
So true. Worse some of those Vietnam vets were dumped on with Agent Orange by their own military. I guess I am done. I get so upset and angry to know how badly governments treat those they send into war. I guess it will never change, the old farts, get mad and sent the young to fight the battles they should have fought with diplomacy.
I am not saying they should be forced Blue. Geez have a sense of proportion.
People should hear their stories.
I also missed the part where you suggested they beat their wives and children too. :roll:
I agree. They should keep it locked inside, never ever say anything about it, and treat their stress with alcohol and spouse/child abuse.
It's the American way.
Wrong. They come back, changed and in Canada with the New Veterans Charter they are discarded as a financial burden.
Anyone else think the ceramic poppies in Britain is a bit much?
I get the gesture..but they're friggin ceramic poppies.
I get the gesture..but they're friggin ceramic poppies.
Y'know, I think the little discussion we had on the PTSD of WWII, and what effect it mighta had on society, was probably the smartest thing I ever saw on this board.
Not that there's a lot of competition, mind.
Not that there's a lot of competition, mind.
They most certainly did.
No. It's a wonderful attraction and a brilliant piece of art (much better than all that tripe by the likes of Damian Hirst and Tracey Emin that the Left-wing luvvies like) which has already attracted four million visitors. The 888,246 poppies, each one representing a British military death of WWI, is supposed to be blood flowing from Tower into the moat, and it's a great way of showing the huge scale of Britain's loss in WWI.
Thousands of the Tower of London ceramic poppies are to tour the UK to enable more people to see parts of the popular artwork.
The installation of the 888,246 poppies will start to be dismantled by a team of about 8,000 volunteers today.
The weeping window and wave segments will be removed last and will be on show until the end of the month.
The tour will last until 2018 before being permanently based at the Imperial War Museums in London and Manchester.
No schedule has been set yet for the tour, to be organised by 14-18 NOW.
Tributes were placed on a fence near the installation on Sunday
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agreed, most from WWll NEVER spoke of it either, they drank it off at the legion or drank it off by the quart at home
some things are too horrific to be spoken of
and not many were proud of the enemies they'd killed, or that they had killed at all... they were just your average guy sent off to war too, met under other circumstances you would have had a beer together