tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post2766497491030087627..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: DISTANT WARSIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-63129004932124707172011-07-07T10:59:08.364-11:002011-07-07T10:59:08.364-11:00How sad Nic...... We have many veterans here and m...How sad Nic...... We have many veterans here and many of them dont do too well coming back into normal society.... My father fought in the Vietnam war but he never ever wanted to talk about it!!!!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969764234193384841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-48552169653573313532011-07-06T11:24:04.420-11:002011-07-06T11:24:04.420-11:00Excellent blog... It's very easy to forget abo...Excellent blog... It's very easy to forget about these distant wars and concentrate on our parocchial lives and to have "fun".Giannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639472262554360709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-42186368745738988662011-07-05T20:06:33.482-11:002011-07-05T20:06:33.482-11:00Hello Nicholas V:
We have returned from a weekend ...Hello Nicholas V:<br />We have returned from a weekend in the country where, staying with our friend who was an official war photographer for the United States government in Vietnam, we spent some time looking at his photographic record of that war. Too appalling for words and unspeakable physical and mental suffering. We remain committed pacifists.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-16034879127843863762011-07-05T17:55:05.674-11:002011-07-05T17:55:05.674-11:00Nicholas, this is a poignant and sad post that tou...Nicholas, this is a poignant and sad post that touches me personally. I can identify with what you write and with what Hels has posted above...Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226869141298079186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-19956394855481413082011-07-05T11:46:29.240-11:002011-07-05T11:46:29.240-11:00My grandfather was in the Russian Revolution and d...My grandfather was in the Russian Revolution and dad was in New Guinea. Both killing fields. So I have never believed that men should become soldiers, except to defend their own nation. To go half way around the world, bombing citizens and shooting enemy soldiers, is very nasty. <br /><br />Worse still, it impacts on our own community. Sergeant Todd Langley was just the latest tragedy, leaving parents, wives and orphans who will never get over their loss.<br /><br />If Australia wants to help another nation, let us send engineers, road builders, house builders and farmers.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com