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Many march to remember, others to forget. But for those who truly know war, no parade is necessary to help us remember, as the memories of war are with us everyday of our lives, haunting our existences. Nor does marching in a parade help us to put to rest the turmoil of a life interrupted and impacted by war or to forget the dying and the killing. Parades accomplish nothing other than to allow those who make war easily or who ignore completely its reality and horror to feign support and appreciation and to relieve their collective guilt for immoral war. Marching in a parade neither educates nor informs about the realities of war. Rather it celebrates and perpetuates the myth of honor and glory, and “The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est, Pro patria mori.” I will march no more.
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