one of the signals that a war is over and peace is achieved is when the defeated enemy is allowed to honor their war dead.

“If the victorious side starts to desecrate their enemies war memorials, it means the war is back on,” he said.

“Look at what happens when divers find a sunken Japanese battleship,” he said.

“They will inform the Japanese government, and they would turn that into a memorial, a gravesite--not allowing anybody near it,” he said. “We don't desecrate those memorials, even though they're a thousand feet underwater.” //

Kennedy said no one was worse to American soldiers than the Japanese soldiers, but Southerners are no longer given the same respect.

“We are American citizens, Americans, descendants of the founding fathers, our heroes cannot be honored, and we're not allowed to honor their graves.” //

Just an old soldier...
a day ago edited
America is turning into one, long Maoist/Communist struggle session. America must be made to hate her past. All evidence of the evil past must be destroyed and defamed. Great American Forts like Bragg, Benning and Hood will be renamed so soldiers who served there will know they served at evil locations for an evil cause. You will be ashamed of your history!
How did America hating leftists get to be in charge of EVERYTHING? //

C. S. P. Schofield anon-055q
19 hours ago
Like you, I have scant patience with the Confederacy and its mythology. But I cannot help but notice that the political party most closely concerned with erasing traces of the Confederacy is the party that supported it. And that that party STILL divides people by race… //

emptypockets
20 hours ago
How very ISIS-like so many in America have become. Destroying art because some don't like what or who it represents or commemorates even though it is true remembrance of our actual history. The Left screeches about how so much of our history hasn't been honest--as they forge ahead destroying bits that don't comport with their delusional dystopian narrative.

Besides, sculptor was a Jewish American so hit them with "ANTI-SEMITES!"

It's a beautiful piece of artistry and workmanship remembering a very unbeautiful part of our history. //

Jerry1955 anon-1etz
15 hours ago
Cutting heads and noses off statues. Blowing up Buddahs. Some create. Some appreciate. Some as are so pitiful they can only destroy. //

laughinglordwithweepingeyes
a day ago
The great conquerors make honorary monuments to the best from their enemies and inspire.

The small-minded conquerors try to pretend they were never threatened by erasing their foe. //

Michael1745
19 hours ago
The tragedy is this is a symbol of America’s national reconciliation. It has nothing to do with the dead institution of slavery or secession. One would think the Army would have more important issues to deal with than promoting hate, division and regional bigotry.