Museum Review: Australian War Memorial
Дата: 26.04.2017 18:46:32
Sgtjrmiller73, on Apr 26 2017 - 13:24, said: Read the page on Australia's Veterans Memorial holiday. And you
stated this: Not the rather loud method that the US uses, but far
more solemnly. In my observation, US Memorial Day is a day to open
the summer season of fun, have a day off work, visit the beach on
the long weekend, have a barbeque. A minority of folks, usually
those who have some relationship with the military, either by way
of their own service or by way of a relative, and by no means the
majority of those, will visit a military grave or memorial. But to
the public at large, it's just a day off. You got alot of
freakin Nerve to down grade anyones Veterans memorial
celebration.You apparently have no clue what happens NATIONWIDE in
the US. Parades across the nation well, weekends full of special
events. What you stated was disrespectful and completely out of
line. This is one instance where you should have kept your personal
opinion out of you commentary. You owe every veteran in the US
living and Dead, including myself, as well as anyone closely
associated with a veteran, an APOLOGYThe_Chieftain: Was unaware you had posted publicly as well as in PM. For
anyone else, I responded as below.
------------------------------- Sgt. Miller, As a
veteran of the US Army, I stand by my statement. As I observe, and
you quoted, a minority of folks will commemorate Memorial Day for
the purpose was originally intended. I presume you are one of
those. If so, you are a rarity. Of the ten-million-plus population
of New York City, how many people actually attend the Memorial Day
Parades (There are actually five of them)? Check out the Memorial
Day events listed on NBC Los Angeles' website. http://www.nbclosang...s-94852249.html , how many of
them relate to deceased servicemen? The crowd at my 'local'
Memorial Day Event, in the city of San Francisco is, by
photographs, on the order of a few hundred. Not the tens of
thousands in a similarly sized Australian city. In
Australia, it is prohibited to use "ANZAC" in anything
like a commercial setting as it takes away from the solemn,
commemorative nature of the holiday, yet come next month, your
radio and TV will be replete with adverts Memorial Day Sales
for car dealerships and department stores. Tell me I'm wrong. This
does not down-grade anyone's memorial commemoration/celebration. It
observes that as a nation, we in the US no longer greatly consider
memorial commemorations/celebrations as a solemn event in the first
place. We may have fought so that folks can have their day
at the beach. That's fine, and there is no reason why a
commemoration or celebration has to be a somber, dour affair. In
fact, I rather prefer a party. I hope to have a good wake when I
die. However, if you go down to Miami Beach on Memorial Day, how
many of those folks are going to even think about raising their
beer in a nod to fallen servicemen before drinking it? I am highly
unconvinced that a video like the below can be filmed in Australia
or New Zealand. So, to be clear. I am not putting
down yours, or anyone else's memorial day celebration. You must
admit, however, that there is a very significant difference in the
national attitudes between the US and Australia about the day
supposedly to remember those who gave their lives.
Museum Review: Australian War Memorial