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2005-04-18 Down Under, Down Under

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Posted by God Save The World 2005-04-18 4:48:53 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hate siding with the Turks.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-18 7:14:31 AM|| 2005-04-18 7:14:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 same here, Ship, but the place does belong to the Turks. I understand the Aussies concern, though.
It's kind of like the old song about Constantinople being changed to Istanbul, it's no boddy's business but the Turk's.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-04-18 7:42:48 AM|| 2005-04-18 7:42:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The Ozzies should not be making an issue of it, especially when it's a no-win. It's the deeds done, not the deed held.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-04-18 8:15:31 AM|| 2005-04-18 8:15:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 As much as I love the Australians, they should leave it be. If a memorial cannot be built on the ground where an event happened, especially if it's on foreign soil, then the next best thing is to build it at home where it won't ever be disturbed.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-18 10:19:38 AM|| 2005-04-18 10:19:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The civilized thing to do would be to dig up the whole area, one square meter at a time, remove all the bones, and return those that can be positively identified as allied servicemen to their countries of origin.

Just a few years ago, Canadian acheologists uncovered the skeletons of 12 American soldiers who had died in the US invasion of Canada during the War of 1812. Associated artifacts (buttons etc.) provided the determination of date and origin. The remains were sorted by individuals, placed in a dozen rather expensive coffins, wrapped in the Stars and Stripes, and conveyed across the border by an honor guard.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-04-18 7:31:13 PM|| 2005-04-18 7:31:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 In the Shinto religion, the return of dead soldiers to the homeland is considered a sacred duty. To this day, there are hundreds of Japanese who volunteer their vacation time to search and dig all over the Pacific and Asia in an effort to recover the remains of Japanese servicemen from World War 2.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-04-18 7:46:21 PM|| 2005-04-18 7:46:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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