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To: E. T. who wrote (9662)	4/26/2004 9:36:35 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 20773

I don't think it's crazy and weird- I think the need to acknowledge death, is to find meaning in death- and most people are trying to attach some meaning to the death of their loved ones in order to go through the grieving process. I think it is probably extra important to acknowledge the deaths when the deaths are not natural, but are actually a required sacrifice by the state. How on Earth can families be expected to deal with their loss if it is hidden like some shameful thing? Whether the war is right or wrong, however much we might be against it, the deaths should be acknowledged for what they are- the ultimate sacrifice paid by the people who died AND their families. Your feeling of the world just going on is so universal, that it has even been put on canvas. In the Death of Icarus you can see poor Icarus' leg disappearing into the sea- and yet everyone else's lives are going on, and no one even notices. While this is universal, I think that when the state sends young men and women to die, we owe it to their families to notice, as partial payment for what they have done.

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