More than 300,000 American troops had been killed or wounded in the overseas battle ("the claim"). The country had plummeted into debt to cover its own military costs and then, post-war, was forced to forgive other countries their debts to the United States. This unloaded a tremendous burden of debt onto America and thus sent the country into the Great
We would end up like other countries- controlled and not able to make individual decisions. People like this should be recognize and not ignored. They should be commended. Veterans go through lots of pain during battle and war. Most people can’t imagine that, much less how it feels to lose a good friend to an explosion, or constantly think of how their families are doing without them.
Built on 1982, the Vietnam War was still ‘fresh’ on the minds of the pieple, especially those who participated on it. Battle scars, physically, mentally and emotionally, were not yet healed. The building of the memorial may have triggered negative emotions since the Americans lost the war. Instead of a symbol to honor the dead soldiers, it may be seen as symbol of USA’s loss. Another issue was that the veterans who decided to create a memorial were only one of the different factions of veterans.
Dr. Oren Baruch Stier in his article “Holocaust Symbols: The Icons of Memory,” defines symbols this way “…are things that all human beings need. We need them as a way to relate to the events of the past.” Dr. Stier believes that symbols, both concrete, such as artifacts and abstract, swastikas and the like have important relevance to our generation. He maintains that whether symbols are exhibited in their original settings such as the Auschwitz death camp or in staged settings in museums, both should cause us to reminisce, and bring this enigmatic milestone to life. They are testimony to a horrific time and place in history where intolerance, hatred and prejudice met. That we employ these symbols in our awareness of our past indicates what they have come to communicate to us
In similar regarding, the war in Afghanistan “was visualized through images that implied a certain romanticized nostalgia for a reclaimed civilization” (Nalkur, 2002, p.2). This is an example to suggest that the media not show what is happening in Afghanistan very objectively. Instead, it seems that better the aesthetic value overtake the reality. As Dinuzzo (2003) describes wartime photograph in a speech that was published in Chicago Tribune, “The aesthetic draw of the image generates numerous examples of shifting the target of photography representation so as to secure a ‘better’ picture” (Nuccio, 2003, as cited in Zelizer, 2004).This continued to be the case that the media emphasize only the value of a particular group of people. Because they have their own personal twist on the way they want the public to see current events especially so that what we hear or see is not necessarily true .In the example of Afghanistan
On the pathos we also see international emotional support of wounded warrior especially in Remstein Germany, where soldiers injured in Iraq are first transported to before the head back to the united states .Here the soldiers receive both emotional and material support such blankets ,jackets clothes ,flowers, from the community volunteers before they head back to United States for further treatment. As we hear the testimonies of wounded veterans ,there is no glorification of battle or any political standing being portrayed. It only makes the viewers feel empathy for the soldiers but makes them think of how they would want someone to care about them uring their recovery situation and desire for calm as the music portrays in the back ground. The injuries from he wounded warriors on the video brings an emotional effect for everyone that gets to watch he
Short summary of the speech: The main point of Wiesel’s speech, given in the White House on the 54th anniversary of the end of the second World War, is to denounce indifference and to praise those who stood up for the victims of the Holocaust. He makes a point to praise President and Mrs. Clinton for the actions they have taken to fight injustice, and then he begins by defining indifference, especially in regard to human indifference toward the suffering of a neighbor: Yet, for the person who is indifferent, his or her neighbors are of no consequence. And, therefore, their lives are meaningless. He continues by describing the role indifference played during the Holocaust and by calling out those who personified this condemning trait. Despite this negativity, he also highlights some positive occurrences, such
Initially this symbol initiates pride and a sense of purpose in the young soldier. However, later in the song we see that another flag has taken its place. The white flag, symbolising surrender, carried by the innocent woman he killed, is "...the only flag I trust..." after experiencing the horrors of war. By the end of the song the soldier's voice has become sarcastic. He asks the rhetorical question, "A hero of war, is that what they see?"
Many suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and countless other physical ailments that went unnoticed by the general public. Some people might believe that the Vietnam War was wrong in its entirety. As a result, those people might think that the Veterans are getting what they deserve for being over there. They believe that the soldiers deserved to be scorned when they got back, and not treated as heroes. In an article entitled The Vietnam Syndrome, John Kerry stated that, at the time, soldiers did not know the atrocities they committed in Vietnam were war crimes.
We can't express enough thanks to those who have died and have fought so that we might live and so that others might live. The soldiers that have died have given all they could give for this country and it is very hard if not impossible to fully express the gratitude that should be given to them and their families. They are the ones who concentrated the ground so far beyond our power by giving their lives for their country. Although Lincoln was wrong when he said "The world will little note what we say here." We remember his words that what the soldiers did by giving their lives so that this country might be free today and tomorrow.