04-15-2011, 05:22 PM
Granted, they may not have considered it a country as such, but it was pretty obvious that they considered it theirs. 
In that vein, I'm not sure that remembering the fallen has the same meaning for everyone - do we remember our own who fell for what turned out to be an unjust cause, or an enemy whose cause was just but was defeated nevertheless? To the victors go not only the spoils, but also the right to determine who will be remembered, at least as far as history is concerned. I do, however, remember.
As for personal remembrances, right now I have none: simply a general feeling of gratitude for all those through the millenia who fell, either on the side of right or wrong, to place me here in this time and place, free to discuss topics such as this in a railroad-oriented forum.
And that's about all I'll have to say on this topic.
Wayne
In that vein, I'm not sure that remembering the fallen has the same meaning for everyone - do we remember our own who fell for what turned out to be an unjust cause, or an enemy whose cause was just but was defeated nevertheless? To the victors go not only the spoils, but also the right to determine who will be remembered, at least as far as history is concerned. I do, however, remember.
As for personal remembrances, right now I have none: simply a general feeling of gratitude for all those through the millenia who fell, either on the side of right or wrong, to place me here in this time and place, free to discuss topics such as this in a railroad-oriented forum.
And that's about all I'll have to say on this topic.Wayne