Today I watched the incredibly moving coverage of the dedication of the new New Zealand War Memorial on Hyde Park corner in London. It brought back to me the hundreds of hours that I spent writing out names of fallen men in a Roll of Honour. Each name a life lost. Each death, a family shattered.
I am a third generation pacifist, however I have only the highest respect for people who lose their lives in pursuit of what they believe in, and hence find the memorial a very fitting reminder. One has, however, to hope that there will not be the need for additional such memorials. As the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, there has to be a better way than resorting to war.
I am a third generation pacifist, however I have only the highest respect for people who lose their lives in pursuit of what they believe in, and hence find the memorial a very fitting reminder. One has, however, to hope that there will not be the need for additional such memorials. As the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, there has to be a better way than resorting to war.
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