Just a quick post to acknowledge the devastation that is war.
Australia woke up this morning to the news that another of our Australian soldiers has been killed in Afghanistan. It is easy, when you’re sitting here, on the other side of the world, to forget the real significance of this and just see numbers. I have been guilty of this. However, we must remember that every man that dies in war, no matter what side they fight on, has a family. They have parents, brothers, sisters, wives, fiancés, children and friends. They have the chance to do something special. Each one of their deaths is a horrible, unnecessary and tragic thing for their families and for the world.
I am not saying that the Afghanistan war is unjust; I am not well enough versed in the reasons behind it to make that statement. What I am saying is that ALL war is unjust; a horrible waste of life. But until we find a way to live together without wars, we are forced to watch the numbers rise as part of our humanity dies.
R.I.P Corporal Richard Atkinson and everyone else who has lost their lives at the hands of war all around the globe. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. I only hope it has not been in vain.
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