Rare and Somber Event

[Pullstart 68,511]

We were aboard the U.S.S. Missouri a little while back, just after our visit to the U.S.S. Arizona memorial.  Aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz came into port.

 

I muted the majority of the audio, and chose to enjoy some waves.  Some of the mindless chatter behind me seemed to take away from the moment.  

 

I thank each and every service member, from the bottom of my heart.

 

 

[Mickwhitt 5,238]

Arizona is a truly solemn place, the sheer horror of that December day is hard to imagine. 

 

All our war memorials were built after the first World War, when remembering the sacrifice was important.  None were built after WW2 as everyone wanted to forget the horror of a war that should never have happened. Names were added to the ww1 memorials but no new ones.

 

In Australia I was blown away by the number of memorials that have been put up and maintained, even recently. 

There was a beautiful memorial to every military dog that served in every Australian action or operation right up to date. Not killed, served! Hundreds of bomb, security or search dogs, lovingly honoured for their service. 

 

And we cant gather the resources or support to care for our veterans properly, never mind those in the forces enduring poor housing, pay and conditions. 

 

If Russia comes knocking they reckon we would run out of troops and material in a month! A month! And Ukraine has been holding out for over three years. 

 

Lord help us all if putin flexes any more muscle.