tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post3009408172827586990..comments2024-03-28T02:42:51.950-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: The Case of the Missing War Memorialsnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-20486707235822526662015-09-14T09:47:59.586-07:002015-09-14T09:47:59.586-07:00The memorial's title -- "They didn't ...The memorial's title -- "They didn't choose their burial" -- is horribly and fittingly ironic. Once again, the dead are powerless and their sacrifice is forgotten. Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00887098543181126157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-53581898101854427052015-09-12T16:25:18.672-07:002015-09-12T16:25:18.672-07:00As long as someone sees a profit in stealing metal...As long as someone sees a profit in stealing metals and a market, it will continue to happen.bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-15594322008526763712015-09-12T10:34:11.328-07:002015-09-12T10:34:11.328-07:00Here is a brighter ending. A French farmer was ti...Here is a brighter ending. A French farmer was tired of plowing around a memorial in the middle of his field so he dismantled it and threw the pieces into the woods. The theft was discovered, the pieces found. The farmer was fined and charged with the cost of re-erecting it....yep...in the middle of his field. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-34134008831255101112015-09-12T10:04:26.070-07:002015-09-12T10:04:26.070-07:00They should cut up and sell the people who commit ...They should cut up and sell the people who commit crimes like this. Maybe then it would stop. US private cemeteries can't provide metal war service markers anymore as a further example.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832055345727773132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-80898473272718607302015-09-12T10:03:27.054-07:002015-09-12T10:03:27.054-07:00They should cut up and sell the people who commit ...They should cut up and sell the people who commit crimes like this. Maybe then it would stop. US private cemeteries can't provide metal war service markers anymore as a further example.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832055345727773132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-89404650846390028602015-09-12T08:25:50.541-07:002015-09-12T08:25:50.541-07:00Fat fingers on the keyboard. My correct e-mail is:...Fat fingers on the keyboard. My correct e-mail is: f134kilmil@comcast.net<br /><br />Steve MillerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-58236036685037750622015-09-12T08:22:43.583-07:002015-09-12T08:22:43.583-07:00A pathetic disregard of history and artistry for g...A pathetic disregard of history and artistry for greed. In my 2007 visit there was a plaque clearly explaining the purpose of the memorial, even to a non-French speaker as myself.<br /><br />I have a photo of the plaque to anyone who is interested.<br /><br />Steve Miller<br />f134kilmil@Qcomcast.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com