The story of Anne Frank is tragic. If not for the words that she wrote in her diary, she would be a digit of history. Her diary is relatable, and the thoughts that collected inside her being during a horrible time in history gives the reader an idea of who she was. She is immortalized because of the little things that she wrote, not because of any great deeds recorded by others. As a victim of tyranny she is remembered as an innocent murdered. She is a story found inside the numbers. Thanks to her diary, we have a human figure to know and mourn, despite the mechanized bureaucratic...
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For One Day, Protestors Stopped the War Machine
I’ve attended most of the major antiwar protests in Washington since 9/11. At a 2005 protest, a cop tried to whack me on the head with a wooden pole. At a 2007 protest, I snapped a picture showing George W. Bush hanging next to the U.S. Capitol. But my favorite protest was a potent little ruckus that I almost missed. On a sunny late summer day in 2013, I ambled to downtown Washington to hike with a bunch of folks who enjoyed bantering as much as I did. The route for the jaunt started on the National Mall, passing by the Smithsonian, heading toward the World War II Memorial and points...
After Moral Injury: Backing Through A Side Door Into Consciousness
On Memorial Day Bill R. Edmonds on war and moral injury : "Some do not get to come home. For those who do, however, some bring their wars home, within them. Too often, they go on to suffer alone, and in silence. Too often, their traumas last a lifetime. Healing, however, is both learned and possible. This issue is personal, as war should be for everyone." War changes you. Changes you. Strips you, strips you of all your beliefs, your religion, takes your dignity away, you become an animal – Anonymous Vietnam...
The Antiwar Comic: The Global War on Terror Memorial
Just when I think D.C. can't sink any lower... For more comics, visit The Webcomic Factory.
William Norman Grigg’s Memorial Service
They've posted the audio online. Download mp3 here.
Will Grigg Memorial Service
Copied from Go Fund Me page for Will Grigg's family: A memorial for William N. Grigg will be held at Vision Community Church in Marsing, Idaho on Saturday, April 29th. The address is 221 W. Main Street, Marsing, Idaho 83639. There will be a luncheon at 12:30 PM and the memorial will follow at 2:00 PM. Following the service, any who want to join are welcome to drive to Vale, Oregon to meet at the graveside. Feel free to contact me at woodscraps@gmail.com if you have any questions. -A.J. Ellis Help spread the word! [P.S. Cemetery where Will Grigg will be interred is: Valley View Cemetery,...