tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post4187062696731088432..comments2010-09-06T19:27:01.840+01:00Harry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-7148564902430599942007-11-14T23:13:00.000Z2007-11-14T23:13:00.000Z

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Jim. In the Tibbets piece, I meant to comment on the insensitivity of the supposed hero; here, I thought about the nature and purposes of remembrance. Honor and bravery are words that trouble me in this context; but I do not mean to advocate disrespect toward those killed in or due to acts of military action.<BR/><BR/>You know that my attitude toward the

Harry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-41471107552168816872007-11-13T21:37:00.000Z2007-11-13T21:37:00.000Z

Well, I started to post on your comments about Paul Tibbet, but decided to hold off because like you I am uneasy with anything war. I was an activist during the sixties surrounding the unjustness of the Vietnam war.<BR/><BR/>But I do feel that your are approaching Memorial day from a perspective that can only lead to the opinions on which you blog. For me, Memorial day is to remember those who

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