Last night was episode #1 (of seven) of The War, a film by Ken Burns.
It is the real story, as real as it gets, as told by the U.S. soldiers who fought at those theaters: in the Pacific, North Africa, and Europe, as well as the stories from the families in four towns in the U.S.
I believe it is of great importance for people to watch, and remember. Not for hateful purposes, but to learn and remember, and to honor such generation.
World wars occur for one reason, and one reason only: alliances/treaties (vs. occupation). We must avoid such wars, by learning from history, and by early identifying the patterns of war…
The story of the WWII must be independently documented now, as done by Ken Burns and team, as this is the last time we will be able to learn directly from the WWII generation who lived through it.
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