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Originally Posted by Melbadaze
I do not feel "special" feelings for the armed services, because they are not all saints. Have you not read of some the rapes that are commited in the name of "war"? I question the mentality of those that join the armed forces, I question the mentaily of going to war. Just because you choose to put on a uniform doesnt automactically bring out empaphy for me. The innocent women and children killed in war have more a claim on my heart strings, I dont like being told I should go along with the goverments decision on war and go along with someones decision to choose the army ad a career choice and stand with candles sobbing when it has nothing to do with me. I was raised during the IRA bombings in london, funded by AMerican monies, and the innocent women and children out shopping that died, now thats sad!
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There is bad and good in every sitation, there are going to be people that do horrible things and harm other people, even those in possessions of power and authority. However many people that join the military or emergecy services generally do so for the reason they were created, to help, protect, and serve. I myself almost joined the military out of high school and for a year in college was pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice to go on and work as a K-9 police officer. I realized quickly though with my mental illness I wouldn't be able to handle the stress from either of those paths correctly and in the end would not be able to do the best of my ablilty to help others. I know many police officers, many vetrans, and many people still in the military, they are good hearted people that wanted to help and serve. Something I myself would have done if not for my PTSD and bipolar II disorder.
War is an ugly thing, I am not a fan of war, I don't think anyone is, everyone looses in a war, everyone is hurt and wounded in one way or another. My heart goes out to anyone, civlilans, soliders, etc, that have to experince that. It is a horrible thing. Something that I can never comprehend because I haven't had the experince, something many of us will never comprhened because we have never had to be in that situation.
I light a candle because the people that died, all of them, where someone's loved ones, and every person deserves that respect, it is a not a self centered display of my emotions, it is my showing respect for those that died and the suffering they had to endure.