Hundreds of Aging Veterans Die From Being Honoured
Across our nation for the past few weeks, children and their families’ have been crowding into school gymnasiums to honour veterans of past and present wars and conflicts. The children read poems that they wrote themselves, acted out skits, and sang Flanders Field. Their friends and family sat respectfully through it all; straining their ears in a futile effort to understand “little Jimmy’s” mumbled little voice as it was inadequately amplified by the school’s thirty year old “state of the art” sound equipment.
Was it worth all the time and energy spent by students, teachers and school administrators organising and performing? Was it worth the efforts of the parents to not look bored and impatient while listening and sharing false smiles with the other parent (whose kids are fat, stupid and obviously inbred – Not like our sweet little Sally)?
Sadly, no.
Veterans have been dropping like flies from the incredibly high germ count of these poorly ventilated events. With swine flu on the rise, we need to rethink this before there are no veterans left at all. I say next year that we all have our moment of silence at 11:00 on 11/11, but save the veterans. Please think hard before you organise another veteran massacre for next year.
Comment by Gentleman Farmer
November 11, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Too much?
I considered not posting this entry. It is truly not meant to be disrespectful of anyone who is currently in the service, nor dishonour the memories of our fallen. It was derived from an idea that “B” had about all the old men attending remembrance day celebrations in school.
Comment by Monique
November 11, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
I say ask the veterans. They are men and women who decided way back to put their lives in danger for us and if they are willing to put their lives in danger for a little glory and appreciation, then I think that is their choice.
I hope that others that were at the ceremony with me today are thinking about the sacrafice that was made for our benefit too – as we hope our kids are.
Comment by Janine
November 20, 2009 @ 11:13 am
Knew you were not being disrespectful. Don’t think it is the honouring that the cause, think it may be because we don’t honour them enough the rest of the time. Feel like sometimes we just hide them away and trot them out once a year. We owe them more than that.