tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post8078148075877465629..comments2024-03-23T14:17:37.033-04:00Comments on Hammered Out Bits: 'For Our Honoured Dead'the Wareham Forgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14584324650436543045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post-56616101390263242862008-11-12T00:06:00.000-05:002008-11-12T00:06:00.000-05:00We served because we were soldiers, and thats what...We served because we were soldiers, and thats what soldiers do....we serve and we endure. We smudge our front sites, wring out our socks, keep our matches dry, and hope that maybe THIS time the bastards won't foul this one up like last time. In the process, we keep idiots from each other's throats (sometimes); provide pencils and books for kids to learn to read; and make sure hospitals don't get blown up by genocidal madmen. The soldier's concept of "victory" is different from a civilian's concept of "victory", and is yet different from the media and government's version. This leads to much angst and discord with many small victories which don't make the news. <BR/> <BR/> I think your symbolism is remarkable Darryl, and it is hard to find fault with it. I might have scattered shell casings, or aircraft parts instead of MacDonald's wrappers to drive home the despicable actions of the military industrial complex, but then, the "garbage" concept would have been lost. So you did the right thing. <BR/><BR/>Regards from an old soljer.<BR/><BR/>BillSTAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.com