tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post2813404826614222811..comments2024-03-29T02:46:31.010-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Medak And MedusaWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-18321070459135455812019-07-18T13:40:46.057-04:002019-07-18T13:40:46.057-04:00@Denise: you're welcome.
@Kay: not for much l...@Denise: you're welcome.<br /><br />@Kay: not for much longer, I hope.<br /><br />@Jennifer: it was a powerful book.<br /><br />@Jeanie: he's a horrible excuse for a person.<br /><br />@Beth: so do I.<br /><br />@Klara: that's true.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-17210750690904770512018-07-28T16:00:35.631-04:002018-07-28T16:00:35.631-04:00It looks like we've never learned to live in p...It looks like we've never learned to live in peace. Maybe war is in our nature... I just thought about that and it made me sad. Klara Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588785214927674083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-86412810526840162012018-07-23T16:48:57.867-04:002018-07-23T16:48:57.867-04:00very cool. i enjoy history. to see how we go where...very cool. i enjoy history. to see how we go where we are today ... come from ... <br />( ;Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50701315311054508792018-07-23T08:28:53.040-04:002018-07-23T08:28:53.040-04:00Wow. Terrific museum. I'm so sorry that our pr...Wow. Terrific museum. I'm so sorry that our president seems to downplay the importance of all things Canadian to our US and the world...Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-65146850954874400732018-07-21T08:21:49.422-04:002018-07-21T08:21:49.422-04:00I believe it important to document the past. My hu...I believe it important to document the past. My husband visited this museum one day when he was alone in the city. We talked about a lot of things, in my classroom, around Remembrance Day.<br />I don't think I will ever read Shaking Hands With the Devil. Horrible things done to people, and I just cannot imagine. Some days I have to turn off the news.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-5079099289784286342018-07-20T01:11:22.972-04:002018-07-20T01:11:22.972-04:00The Canadian collaborations at war make it all the...The Canadian collaborations at war make it all the more depressing that there's a person at the U.S. helm that is compelled to insult and cast away all our allies. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-55873122807494692132018-07-19T18:46:01.754-04:002018-07-19T18:46:01.754-04:00It is all very interesting William, thank you for ...It is all very interesting William, thank you for sharing. Very moving. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-6747505956793858782018-07-19T16:49:12.458-04:002018-07-19T16:49:12.458-04:00@Norma: we try to learn, anyway. Not that we don&#...@Norma: we try to learn, anyway. Not that we don't have some idiots on this side of the border, because we do.<br /><br />@Sharon: unfortunately so.<br /><br />@Lady Fi: it is.<br /><br />@Tamago: yes, every once in awhile something gets tweaked. This particular area is relatively new.<br /><br />@Cloudia: I think this museum reflects the Canadian mindset of commemorating, as opposed to celebrating. I think it's the right mindset when it comes to military history.<br /><br />@MB: it is.<br /><br />@Bill: true.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-60617540208743268472018-07-19T14:36:45.898-04:002018-07-19T14:36:45.898-04:00Interesting exhibition but depressing to see it re...Interesting exhibition but depressing to see it repeated time after time.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-82553006614381358142018-07-19T13:21:02.087-04:002018-07-19T13:21:02.087-04:00I don't know about your side of the border, bu...I don't know about your side of the border, but our side hasn't learned anything. If we had, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-15282825598935669782018-07-19T13:19:44.590-04:002018-07-19T13:19:44.590-04:00I agree. Especially about the TV news.I agree. Especially about the TV news.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41896114595732159352018-07-19T13:12:36.374-04:002018-07-19T13:12:36.374-04:00As has been said before--"War is Hell:.
MBAs has been said before--"War is Hell:.<br />MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-85791129450216431582018-07-19T12:26:59.366-04:002018-07-19T12:26:59.366-04:00Canadians GET it! Decades of faux news and lies ha...Canadians GET it! Decades of faux news and lies have muddled the american mind it seemsCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-91529868478247454092018-07-19T11:52:17.648-04:002018-07-19T11:52:17.648-04:00The war museum will have more exhibition to add go...The war museum will have more exhibition to add going forward for sure :-(Tamagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146082320211034945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-50370868374256400582018-07-19T11:46:04.272-04:002018-07-19T11:46:04.272-04:00What an interesting exhibition.What an interesting exhibition.Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-8622822075057097132018-07-19T11:15:40.124-04:002018-07-19T11:15:40.124-04:00We never seem to learn....We never seem to learn....Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-9700839338268898292018-07-19T11:11:08.875-04:002018-07-19T11:11:08.875-04:00@DJan: you're welcome.
@Marie: his experience...@DJan: you're welcome.<br /><br />@Marie: his experience has left him permanently marked by it.<br /><br />@Sandi: indeed.<br /><br />@Janey: one or another.<br /><br />@RedPat: especially given the current circumstances.<br /><br />@Betty: my parents were from the Netherlands, children during the Second World War. The lives of countless people were saved because young men stepped up and risked their own lives to put an end to the greatest evil this planet has ever produced. I'm always mindful of that.<br /><br />@Red: the country has certainly punched above its weight in more than one way over the years.<br /><br />@Parsnip: small items such as that one can sometimes have the strongest effect.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-8974348268839260042018-07-19T10:29:05.252-04:002018-07-19T10:29:05.252-04:00The painting impressed me as did the window.
Just ...The painting impressed me as did the window.<br />Just looking at the piece of the 9/11 piece and the truck destroyed by the bomb made me tear up.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-58687569957558149512018-07-19T10:13:20.751-04:002018-07-19T10:13:20.751-04:00I went back and took a second look at these photos...I went back and took a second look at these photos. for the size of us we've spent much time on military activity. This only covers time from the second world war on.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-61680242291901049272018-07-19T09:55:20.471-04:002018-07-19T09:55:20.471-04:00I dislike war, but would like to see the museum. I...I dislike war, but would like to see the museum. I had an uncle killed in Normandy during WWII. Perhaps that's why I'm interested to learn more. He made it inland from the beach massacre, but was killed the following day. Sad I didn't get to know him.Betty J. Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370044125229460055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-73688369654711934932018-07-19T09:41:00.375-04:002018-07-19T09:41:00.375-04:00This is depressing to see the same types of horror...This is depressing to see the same types of horrors repeated.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-89836083778538665182018-07-19T09:29:49.852-04:002018-07-19T09:29:49.852-04:00Seems there is always a war somewhere :(Seems there is always a war somewhere :(Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-60955968129407641892018-07-19T09:26:55.711-04:002018-07-19T09:26:55.711-04:00Horror.Horror.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-27227593962801749812018-07-19T08:37:21.105-04:002018-07-19T08:37:21.105-04:00The books by retired General Roméo Dallaire helped...The books by retired General Roméo Dallaire helped me understand the cost of peacekeepng!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-66625214637581743122018-07-19T08:29:33.535-04:002018-07-19T08:29:33.535-04:00The museum is very informative. Thank you for taki...The museum is very informative. Thank you for taking me there. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com