In the necessary memorialisation of the six million dead, there had been precious little attention paid to those who survived and how they survived.
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We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths.
One thing we cannot put a number on is the number of casualties because people were never connected to their purpose in life.
The whole memorial is for different senses... seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling. I probably would have come up with something different if I had not lived through it.
Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?
Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.
How poor this world would be without its graves, without the memories of its mighty dead. Only the voiceless speak forever.
One writes to memorialize, and to bring to life again that which has been lost.
I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
Sometimes a person has to be dead a while before people can appreciate what they did when they were alive.
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