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Article: Remember, not to forget: reflections.(First Person)(Column)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- May 1, 1995
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The fiftieth-anniversary observances of the defeat of the maniacal Nazi machine in Germany are nearly over. On June 6, 1994, the anniversary of D-Day - the beginning of the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe - was observed with reverence, solemnity, and respect for the men and women who lost their lives fighting that evil. One of the American veterans visiting the gravesites of his fallen comrades pointed at the white crosses and white Stars of David and remarked, "The world must never forget why they have died here." That veteran, who was fortunate to have dodged the Nazi bombs and bullets while landing on Omaha Beach that day had, with a few simple words, expressed the ...