tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post5038426060012754110..comments2024-03-28T12:20:33.105-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Remember Pearl HarborTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-27448053177129286252016-12-20T14:49:59.416-05:002016-12-20T14:49:59.416-05:00"It was strange to teach children who knew no..."It was strange to teach children who knew nothing of Vietnam."<br /><br />How soon we forget, and how condemned we are to failure because of it. I heard about he assassination of the Russian ambassador yesterday, I just thought, two lives lost for nothing.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-56646684360462812482016-12-20T14:47:30.623-05:002016-12-20T14:47:30.623-05:00"Will humans never learn to get along?"
..."Will humans never learn to get along?"<br /><br />I think we'll die before we evolve. At least I'm 67, so maybe it won't get too bad in my corner of the world before I die.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-13776046687046848682016-12-10T08:46:13.149-05:002016-12-10T08:46:13.149-05:00So many wasted lives, wasted time, wasted resource...So many wasted lives, wasted time, wasted resources. Will humans never learn to get along?Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-41616076670364778252016-12-10T02:36:45.781-05:002016-12-10T02:36:45.781-05:00Then there's the forgotten war -- actually nev...Then there's the forgotten war -- actually never officially declared a war but called a police action -- Korea. So many times in war the winning nation absorbs in some fashion the one they've defeated. Can be so much better to see them to becoming peaceful allies. I do vividly recall WWII as was elementary school age then. Having a family member, friend or some known person serve in the military, whatever the war, gives the event more significance to each of us, I think.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-55361092158119333962016-12-09T10:59:40.555-05:002016-12-09T10:59:40.555-05:00It is a sobering experience to stand on the Arizon...It is a sobering experience to stand on the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor and still see oil slicks leaking up after all these years. Everyone is hushed and respectful. At least for those few moments we understand true sacrifice and a shared history. Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-41324527415423236972016-12-09T02:12:58.580-05:002016-12-09T02:12:58.580-05:00I don't know. I think that a lot of people wi...I don't know. I think that a lot of people will have a lot of growing up to do before we can establish honorable relationships with the Middle East and a few others.Barbarahttp://www.babybloggingboomer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-65411897740786740602016-12-08T22:33:22.102-05:002016-12-08T22:33:22.102-05:00It was strange to teach children who knew nothing ...It was strange to teach children who knew nothing of Vietnam. Their grandparents were in Vietnam---but it is not really in the history books. Their war was- and still is- in the Gulf. A protracted war- like this one- is so much worse in the long run, because it gets to the point that nobody really cares (especially one that no one has to dodge or protest). How often do you read about the 100 year war between France and Britain?<br />I would love to see peace on Earth- but I am a pessimist. The imperial "we" have only been in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf. The rest of the world continues to battle (Tibet, Congo, Rwanda, El Salvador, Bosnia, Lebanon, Iran vs Iraq in the 1980's, Chechnya). <br />As long as one person feels they can get their way with brute strength.... <br />How do we help those in need without being involved seems to be the age old question. Should we anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-89251428078928103792016-12-08T10:15:09.665-05:002016-12-08T10:15:09.665-05:00Japan was our ally during WWI and we have resumed ...Japan was our ally during WWI and we have resumed the relationship since the end of WWII. The Japanese military took Japan to was against the US. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-72090290192747812322016-12-07T21:36:38.085-05:002016-12-07T21:36:38.085-05:00That would be wonderful. I wonder if humanity is c...That would be wonderful. I wonder if humanity is capable of a prolonged peace.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-33981890436093350512016-12-07T19:55:38.128-05:002016-12-07T19:55:38.128-05:00It's hard to imagine that we will be able to f...It's hard to imagine that we will be able to find common ground (or at least agree to live and let live), but I guess most people would have thought that during WWII about us and the Japanese. Let us hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-29424566666319245722016-12-07T19:15:24.367-05:002016-12-07T19:15:24.367-05:00I'm with DJan on hoping that this will (soon) ...I'm with DJan on hoping that this will (soon) be the case. Thanks for sharing this, Tom.retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-68114303771534374372016-12-07T14:28:05.802-05:002016-12-07T14:28:05.802-05:00I’m 67, so I remember the days when “the war” mean...I’m 67, so I remember the days when “the war” meant WWII. Yet, because I was so young, the war felt as far away from me in time back then as it does now.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-50597433249395052282016-12-07T13:10:40.123-05:002016-12-07T13:10:40.123-05:00I hope so, Tom. I truly hope so.I hope so, Tom. I truly hope so.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com