Comments on: Memorial Day: Pearl Harbor http://davidmeade.com/archives/22 Text, Audio, and Video blogs from David Meade! Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Levois http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-1006 Levois Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:41:58 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-1006 This was cool. I liked the history and I liked the tour of that old hammered battleship. A good tribute to our troops for Memorial Day. I was I wasn't late on commenting. This was cool. I liked the history and I liked the tour of that old hammered battleship. A good tribute to our troops for Memorial Day. I was I wasn’t late on commenting.

]]> By: Heath - Batman Geek http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-1004 Heath - Batman Geek Wed, 31 May 2006 02:27:24 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-1004 David I hope you don't mind but I used some of your footage in my reaponse/memorial day video.....I realeased my under the same CC Licence <br /> <br /> Heath - Batman Geek David I hope you don’t mind but I used some of your footage in my reaponse/memorial day video…..I realeased my under the same CC Licence

Heath – Batman Geek

]]> By: David http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-1003 David Tue, 30 May 2006 20:12:04 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-1003 And thank <span style="font-style: italic">you</span>, Heath, for your service. <br /> <br /> I agree, Kev, Pearl Harbor should definitely be on the list of must-see attractions for anyone able to make the trek to Hawaii. And Rox, you're right, these memorials do (thankfully) remind us of the horrible costs war inflicts on us. <br /> <br /> It is indeed interesting to watch the old news reels. While they are clearly part news and part propaganda ... WWII had with it a very clear 'greater evil' which the sacrifice of war could be weighed against - or at least thats how it seems to me. I think that sense of nobility is very apparent in those old films, and is perhaps something we lack in our current war. <br /> <br /> Nobody likes war ... not even soldiers ... After all, sometimes wars start for no good reason. Sometimes they're started for outright bad reasons. <br /> <br /> But ... sometimes .... they are seemingly the only thing peace-loving nations can do other than simply watch unspeakably greater-evils being inflicted on the world. <br /> <br /> Sure that sort of justification can be too liberally applied, (and I could think of several examples off the top of my head), but sometimes its true. <br /> <br /> ... eh I'm getting off on a tangent that could be its own full blog, and I don't want to argue justification of any given war ... so I'll stop while I'm ahead. <br /> <br /> In summary: <br /> <br /> a) War sucks <br /> b) War happens <br /> c) Thanks to those who serve <br /> d) Here's hoping we can avoid putting those soldier in harms way except in the most dire of circumstances And thank you, Heath, for your service.

I agree, Kev, Pearl Harbor should definitely be on the list of must-see attractions for anyone able to make the trek to Hawaii. And Rox, you’re right, these memorials do (thankfully) remind us of the horrible costs war inflicts on us.

It is indeed interesting to watch the old news reels. While they are clearly part news and part propaganda … WWII had with it a very clear ‘greater evil’ which the sacrifice of war could be weighed against – or at least thats how it seems to me. I think that sense of nobility is very apparent in those old films, and is perhaps something we lack in our current war.

Nobody likes war … not even soldiers … After all, sometimes wars start for no good reason. Sometimes they’re started for outright bad reasons.

But … sometimes …. they are seemingly the only thing peace-loving nations can do other than simply watch unspeakably greater-evils being inflicted on the world.

Sure that sort of justification can be too liberally applied, (and I could think of several examples off the top of my head), but sometimes its true.

… eh I’m getting off on a tangent that could be its own full blog, and I don’t want to argue justification of any given war … so I’ll stop while I’m ahead.

In summary:

a) War sucks

b) War happens

c) Thanks to those who serve

d) Here’s hoping we can avoid putting those soldier in harms way except in the most dire of circumstances

]]> By: Doug http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-1002 Doug Tue, 30 May 2006 16:04:47 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-1002 Great video. Great video.

]]> By: rox http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-1000 rox Mon, 29 May 2006 22:00:41 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-1000 Wow David, I love the synchronicity between our shows today. Thank you for this. As one who is not in favor of war in general, I think visiting these powerful places (Like the Arizona and the Vietnam Vet Memorial in D.C.) is a great way to begin to feel the weight and horror of war. War memorials are not usually on the tourist agenda for many of us... <br /> <br /> What I noticed was how theatrical the news reel coverage seemed - by contrast it made today's war coverage in the MSM actually look somber to me. Go figure. Wow David, I love the synchronicity between our shows today. Thank you for this. As one who is not in favor of war in general, I think visiting these powerful places (Like the Arizona and the Vietnam Vet Memorial in D.C.) is a great way to begin to feel the weight and horror of war. War memorials are not usually on the tourist agenda for many of us…

What I noticed was how theatrical the news reel coverage seemed – by contrast it made today’s war coverage in the MSM actually look somber to me. Go figure.

]]> By: vectorlyme http://davidmeade.com/archives/22/comment-page-1#comment-999 vectorlyme Mon, 29 May 2006 21:52:00 +0000 http://davemeade.com/?p=22#comment-999 Awesome video David... I was there 5 years ago and nice too see your footage, as it was a different perspective from mine! It was a amazing experience to be there, I recommend that everyone visits at least once in their lifetime. Awesome video David… I was there 5 years ago and nice too see your footage, as it was a different perspective from mine! It was a amazing experience to be there, I recommend that everyone visits at least once in their lifetime.

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