Your blog reminded me of my last trip to Washington D.C. We visited Arlington Nat'l Cemetery and it was a powerful afternoon. Coincidentally to your post, Audie Murphy's resting place is one of the highlighted grave sites. It's in the area near the official Spanish-American War memorial. (Which is an actual fragment of the Maine - I guess once a memorial is in place, there's no amount of historical revisionism that can rub it out).
Anyway, I agree with your assessment over the differences in the generations. Don't feel too bad however, our generation was built for speed, technology and efficiency. The reason so much of our production is disposable is because it's cheaper to replace it than to fix it.
At least our dad's experiences are still part of our memory. If you want to feel despair for the future, watch the teenagers who also were visiting Arlington! They were yapping and carousing so much in our shuttle that a few of us had to shout out, "Dudes, it's a CEMETERY! Shut up!!!" You'd think they'd know when to use their generation's trademark: Silent Texting!
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Reprint on Vet's Day
Date: 2008-06-03 05:23 am (UTC)Anyway, I agree with your assessment over the differences in the generations. Don't feel too bad however, our generation was built for speed, technology and efficiency. The reason so much of our production is disposable is because it's cheaper to replace it than to fix it.
At least our dad's experiences are still part of our memory. If you want to feel despair for the future, watch the teenagers who also were visiting Arlington! They were yapping and carousing so much in our shuttle that a few of us had to shout out, "Dudes, it's a CEMETERY! Shut up!!!" You'd think they'd know when to use their generation's trademark: Silent Texting!