Comments on: Things I Did Not Know http://rufreeman.com/2009/07/things-i-did-not-know/ Author & Activist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:10:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pete Sirois http://rufreeman.com/2009/07/things-i-did-not-know/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Pete Sirois Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:21:08 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=749#comment-172 Just an observation. I have seen people return from many wars since 1943. After every war, at least a little bit of everyone has died. After each war we've experienced, a little more dies. How manywars before there is nothing left to die? Just an observation. I have seen people return from many wars since 1943. After every war, at least a little bit of everyone has died. After each war we’ve experienced, a little more dies. How manywars before there is nothing left to die?

]]> By: Ashini http://rufreeman.com/2009/07/things-i-did-not-know/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Ashini Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:00:17 +0000 http://rufreeman.com/?p=749#comment-160 Regarding the Vietnam War, the strongest perspective is from 10,000 Maniacs song, The Big Parade: "How would life have ever been the same if this wall had carved in it one less name?" We just know the soldiers who died in the war. Behind one soldier is many more people who felt the impact of this loss. And, like you point out there are many more who returned alive, but a part of them had died. Regarding the Vietnam War, the strongest perspective is from 10,000 Maniacs song, The Big Parade: “How would life have ever been the same if this wall had carved in it one less name?”

We just know the soldiers who died in the war. Behind one soldier is many more people who felt the impact of this loss. And, like you point out there are many more who returned alive, but a part of them had died.

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