The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36070   Message #496792
Posted By: paddymac
02-Jul-01 - 03:28 PM
Thread Name: Battle Anniversaries
Subject: RE: Battle Anniversaries
Well spoken, Amos. Thank you.

There is often a very fine line between commemoration and celebration. In a general sense, commemoration seems more about looking toward a future informed by history, while celebration seems more about simply looking backwards. I recognize that there are are no absolutes here, but it seems that the more rational view would be the former.