Veterans day felt different over here. I think that it is acknowledged in a similar way to the United States. It's a public holiday with a day off for a lot of people. It feels more personal here.
People who are older remember the days of war here. Not so much the young people. Just like in the U.S. It means a lot more if you had relatives who served in war or you yourself did. It means more if you lived in a place where the war was real every day.
Many of the cities we have visited had up close and personal experiences with both World Wars. Their cities were bombarded, their homes destroyed. France lived under German occupation for 4 years. People in London lived in the underground during the war. Will the people in Germany ever forget what happened there?
The history of warfare here, the direct effects it has had on peoples lives,
gives a different perspective. When you haven't had bombs dropping on your city, lost loved ones, friends, known the horrors, it's not quite as real.
When it doesn't feel personal, when no one you know dies or is wounded terribly, it easier to sit back and let your country involve itself in many wars. After all, there are no bombs dropping on your house. Your brother didn't die. That far off war isn't real to you. It's real to those in the middle of it.
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November 13, 2022 at 07:18PM
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