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Old 03-04-2012, 11:11 AM
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My friend & colleague Rocky Russo liked to say, "Machines are the ultimate innocents: they aren't aware of the use they're intended for." He said this a lot in response to comments about displaying German aircraft, in the circles we flew in.

It applies, to varying extents, to the men and woman who participate in these conflicts.

Humans sometimes have no choice in their course; some may choose based on belief or impulse or circumstance. Sometimes they may come to question or regret those choices. Sometimes the choice is judged by history, often judged mainly by the prevailing side of the issue.

I celebrate the human courage and spirit of those who go to war, regardless of whatever values we may place on cause and effect. Horrific things have happened and will continue to do so, but each life occurs on a level apart from our perceptions of the events: a birth is the moment of supreme hope and each death is that hope's inevitable end. We celebrate those lives.
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