It is truly a world with a bloody history. The least to be done is honoring the fallen. We Celebrated the fallen at Unreal Studios today by flying all our flags at half-staff till noon.
Decoration Day, also known as Memorial day is the day all fallen service men and women are remembered. ceremonious celebrations take place encompassing families friends and colleagues of the fallen. Lowered flags, visits to cemeteries and Public celebrations are common in the civilian world. To me, it means much more.
The Origins of Decoration day go back to the civil war era in the United States. It actually traces back to the town of Columbus, Mississippi, Where over 2500 Confederate soldiers were buried in addition to 32 Union soldiers. Four Women of Columbus, Mississippi were paying their respects to the fallen confederates, and with a heavy heart, they could not resist decorating and honoring the fallen Union soldiers as well.
The story of their gesture of humanity and reconciliation is now told and retold in Mississippi as being the occasion of the original memorial day, and with good reason too.
Does this make feminism movements more important than patriotic and Manifest destiny movements?
Today memorial day, and similar celebrations have become fronts for nationalist and profit-making ideals, that is what remains disappointing. Veterans living today will talk of contempt towards such celebrations and how the establishments ignore, or create obstacles for other living veterans.
Unreal Studios is currently attempting to fund a project, that compiles such stories and testimonials from authentic sources. Interested parties can get in touch here.
To me, Decoration day is much more, and it encompasses military culture, civil culture and global culture. Every service member has a story and usually the stories bring a lesson in good human character. My hopes are that the number of wars reduce in the 21st century, and more civilians learn the value and cherish the freedoms obtained through someone else's sacrifice.
Most Importantly, remember the legacies left behind.
Decoration Day has been celebrated since the end of the U.S. Civil War, but in other cultures similar celebrations exist. In Bangladesh, the celebration revolves for the fallen literate class, that lost their lives for language, and so many global celebrations, where the "feel," is identical.
Within people of service, there is always a personal cause for what they do. Every cause has an effect. Every effect has infinite perspectives. May Decoration Day remind us all that there is much work to do, much to learn from the past, and we don't have time to wage worthless-to-humanity wars. With the sacrifices made, let us step into the next Golden Age.
Decoration Day, also known as Memorial day is the day all fallen service men and women are remembered. ceremonious celebrations take place encompassing families friends and colleagues of the fallen. Lowered flags, visits to cemeteries and Public celebrations are common in the civilian world. To me, it means much more.
The Origins of Decoration day go back to the civil war era in the United States. It actually traces back to the town of Columbus, Mississippi, Where over 2500 Confederate soldiers were buried in addition to 32 Union soldiers. Four Women of Columbus, Mississippi were paying their respects to the fallen confederates, and with a heavy heart, they could not resist decorating and honoring the fallen Union soldiers as well.
The story of their gesture of humanity and reconciliation is now told and retold in Mississippi as being the occasion of the original memorial day, and with good reason too.
Does this make feminism movements more important than patriotic and Manifest destiny movements?
Today memorial day, and similar celebrations have become fronts for nationalist and profit-making ideals, that is what remains disappointing. Veterans living today will talk of contempt towards such celebrations and how the establishments ignore, or create obstacles for other living veterans.
Unreal Studios is currently attempting to fund a project, that compiles such stories and testimonials from authentic sources. Interested parties can get in touch here.
To me, Decoration day is much more, and it encompasses military culture, civil culture and global culture. Every service member has a story and usually the stories bring a lesson in good human character. My hopes are that the number of wars reduce in the 21st century, and more civilians learn the value and cherish the freedoms obtained through someone else's sacrifice.
Most Importantly, remember the legacies left behind.
Decoration Day has been celebrated since the end of the U.S. Civil War, but in other cultures similar celebrations exist. In Bangladesh, the celebration revolves for the fallen literate class, that lost their lives for language, and so many global celebrations, where the "feel," is identical.
Within people of service, there is always a personal cause for what they do. Every cause has an effect. Every effect has infinite perspectives. May Decoration Day remind us all that there is much work to do, much to learn from the past, and we don't have time to wage worthless-to-humanity wars. With the sacrifices made, let us step into the next Golden Age.