tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post3001894401371980023..comments2023-04-10T05:18:36.315-07:00Comments on amo vitam: Poppy ConflictAMOffenwangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429398915780302831noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-8103680395916720812010-11-11T10:31:30.526-08:002010-11-11T10:31:30.526-08:00Angelika, thanks for posting this. I also have a ...Angelika, thanks for posting this. I also have a similar story. My grandfather (Opa) was "recruited" by the German army to blow up bridges because he dug wells and was a fireman in real life...he didn't want to but had to and I suppose chose to for the sake and safety of his family...I guess either join up or die...what a choice...My family in Germany when I visited many years ago still would not speak of it...my Opa was captured by the Russians and died starving and ill in a Russian POW camp...he thought his family had died on a bombed train so he deserted the army but was captured anyway...but they never got on that train, Thank goodness...because I would not exist...so my Opa died and his family lived...Sheila Tanseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093262359372260318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-51532784210147277042010-11-10T09:39:15.232-08:002010-11-10T09:39:15.232-08:00Very well written and thought out. Really good to...Very well written and thought out. Really good to hear it from a different perspective...Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303429258394702239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-62920430723206876902010-11-10T09:24:23.945-08:002010-11-10T09:24:23.945-08:00Thanks for the sincere post. It touched me.Thanks for the sincere post. It touched me.Bonnie Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469428197389846414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-5217629229736030442010-11-09T12:11:44.969-08:002010-11-09T12:11:44.969-08:00It IS complex.. and remembering the complexity and...It IS complex.. and remembering the complexity and ambiguity is part of the honesty we need.Len Hjalmarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677870583180443495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-39755656592015141872010-11-09T11:25:41.484-08:002010-11-09T11:25:41.484-08:00Thank you for saying that. I was reluctant to post...Thank you for saying that. I was reluctant to post something this serious, but I really had to get it out of my system. I'm glad it spoke to you, it made it worthwhile. I especially appreciate this coming from you, as I know Jersey suffered much under German occupation.<br />Like I said, I think I can wear the poppy now- as a sign of solidarity with all those who strive to remember. We can't forget until we remember first.AMOffenwangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429398915780302831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-57687642951979504102010-11-09T11:01:22.103-08:002010-11-09T11:01:22.103-08:00I never wear a poppy. Your blog post touched me gr...I never wear a poppy. Your blog post touched me greatly. It's not that I don't want to remember the people who died, but instead I want to look forward to an era of peace and forget how inhumane human beings can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com