Well Done

A Well Thought Tribute.

Thumbs up! Great tribute and share your feelings. Nice work for our true heros.

How could it dare to be a thumbs down rob!Excellent sacrat(and im english!!)

OK,.......I am really hesitant to say this,.....restraint of pen and tounge and all that. Don't put the blame on the US for the Nazi's,.....I'm assuming you're from France or Belgium ? How many clear clues did your governments 1928-1939 need ? Remember the Sitzkrieg ? The Phony War ? Why didn't your governments do something when they had the chance. Why didn't they get off their collective arses and do something ?!!? What,.......?,........Chechoslovakia wasn't worthy ? Maybe your people had deluded themselves into thinking that really would be Hitlers last territorial demand ?? Where were you and your rightous indignation On May 25, 1935, on September 12, 1938, on March 14, 1939,...? But alas, I guess you have to point the finger somewhere,.......where better than America, we are the source of ALL EVIL,......right ? You probably not aware that in early 1939 the U.S. Congress came within 2 votes of completely disbanding the US Army ? France was the leading military power at that time in western Europe,......the world was not looking to America for leadership by example, rather it was looking to France. Daladier was surrounded by syncophants and corrupt ministers forced on him by the coalition that made up the French government. If the French military had invaded Germany in early September 1939, you would have met them with overwhelming superority. You could have beaten them soundly ! Ah, but hindsight is always 20/20 isn't it ? Yes perhaps we will be landing on the beaches at Scheveningen someday, perhaps not, I'm quite confident that we would think long and agonizingly hard before we ever land on another French beach, for any reason. Oh,......by the way, the reason I didn't mention all the war dead throughout the ages is because the image that so invoked your bitterness, is to commemorate Memorial Day, an American observence. Oh yeah,....you forgot to mention Lafayette. My uncle , Cpl Arthur Logan US Army, was killed 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach, Normandy. Thanks for your comments.

A heartfelt tribute, very nice! Sorry about your uncle. My grandfather was a POW in Nazi Germany. Lest we not forget!

Ignoring the political agenda, surrounding all wars, lets just pay tribute to all the brave young men who gave their lives. And that is what this image portrays. My grandmother lost 3 of her brothers in WW2, and the tears still come today when mentioned!

Bravo Sackrat! A most touching tribute. The loss of a life defending anyone's freedom is a terrible tragedy. America has always been there to lend a helping hand despite the eventuality of death. This code of ethics goes back to the basic rules of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"!!

Unfortunately RobertJ will never look at these comments again - unless I'm lucky. Dude Memorial Day is for American Dead. I personally fought in a war that was insane and got worse (Viet Nam), and that has little to do with this day. Those of us you died and morn for those who died understand this - the acts of our leaders is addressed in the voting booths - the acts of our men and woman rise above the leaders and strangely for us, ratify the process. The price of freedom is watered with the blood of patriots. That's what this day is about. BTW well done image, good use of a powerful set of symbols; and a sentiment i agree with. I wonder how RobertJ feels about the Marshall Plan and the 50 year cold war?

I do look at this comments, especially since there is something going on what is not completely right. I have notified some people about that, if this is about the price of freedom, than why am i not allowed to give a negative response

(yes that message got deleted, not by me or AgentSmith)

BTW: if a M1 Garand and old-style helmet where used instead, then this could have been an other more neutral memorial picture.

Sorry to rock your boat, but certainly the last conflict has raised some serious doubts about the motives of some in the US.

A very beautiful and expressive image!!!

A moving picture indeed, but... While admiring and mourning those who did indeed make the ultimate sacrifice, I would respectfully urge everyone to consider which altar they made it on. IMHO, their sacrifice deserves no less. You can search out the facts on the web - they rarely make a pretty or uncomplicated picture. One could do worse than starting with one of those who made the sacrifice recently, and who was buried in an Orwellian memory hole by her own country : Rachel Corrie.

I don't care about what kind of equpiment was used here, it's still a touching picture.

Well I for one see this memorial for what it is, a memorial to all the brave soldiers who have fought and died for our (And many foreigners) lives. My father fought in Viet Nam, and luckily he made it back home, many of his friends did not. I have very strong opinions about Iraq, but this is not the place to voice those feelings. This is a perfect memorial to the brave men and women who fought so that we not have to. Bravo!

WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS ARTWORK I COULDN'T STOP THE TEARS, HERE I AM A MAN OF 54 YRS SOBBING LIKE CHILD AND MY WIFE CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON ME. BACK IN THE EARLY 70'S I WENT TO TOO MANY MEMORIALS IN FRONT OF SOME BUNKER IN SOME FIREBASE THAT NO ONE CARED ABOUT.TILL TODAY I CAN STILL SEE THERE FACES AND HEAR THERE CRIES OF PAIN.IN MEMORY OF MY FALLEN BROTHERS OF CHARLIE COMP. 3 PLATOON I THANK YOU FOR THIS MEMORIAL ARTWORK. GOD BLESS AND SEMPER FI