… because you have every right to be…
I wish the Jewish people in World War II had that right too. Unfortunately there was a man who thought otherwise…
In the Netherlands, on May 4, it is annual National Memorial Day. During National Remembrance it commemorates all – civilians and military – in the Netherlands or anywhere in the world who have died since the outbreak of World War II (one point of departure May 10, 1940), in war and in peacekeeping operations.
Until 1961, the memorial relates only to the Dutch victims of World War II. From 1961 on 4 May we also remember all fallen during other military conflicts (such as the police actions in the Dutch East Indies) and peacekeeping (as in Lebanon, Bosnia or Afghanistan).
To me this picture symbolizes that EVERY person has the RIGHT to be ’different’…no matter what… JUST BE PROUD TO BE YOU!
Lovely message to your daily picture! 🙂
thank you Victoria 😀
I commend your text message very much Joanna! I have my reservations about doing free ads to water companies.
Thanks HJ, I must admit I didn’t think about the free ad though…hope nobody would mind 😉
Great picture with a good message.
thanks Rob I think this is just something we must never forget…
Raise your glass (or your water bottle)!!
thanks Carissa for sharing Pink … LOVE this song!
I like this. I did something similar with Coke bottles a little while ago. Well done
Thanks Kenneth… and I know it is not original..I have seen things like this before, but wanted to do it myself and I found this day a beautiful day to share the photo with this message…
Absolutely. You did great. I never claim an idea no matter how much my ego wants to. Where do thoughts emanate from in any case? How can I own a thought. Keep up the great work. I love it…
thanks again Kenneth
Wonderful post and wonderful message… I agree with you dear Joanna… Thank you, with my love, nia
thanx Nia 😀
This is so great, Joanna! I love how you interpreted this. Important message. With love/Inga 🙂
thanx Inga, so glad you like it… and it IS an important message… no one should ever forget…
Joanna, such a lovely sentiment and important historical experiences to remember. There is nothing more human than to visit Dachau or a WWII cemetary and truly feel the weight of that awful experience. If everyone had that chance, it would be even more likely that we would stop repeating our past mistakes.
I couldn’t agree more, thanks for sharing your thought about this x
Perfectly expressed, Joanna. And I also agree with S. Sage in her comment.
thanks a lot Shannon
Clever.. Thanks for the thought too.
thanks and you’re welcome Karl
Nicely said.
thanx Sarah
Well stated!
thanks a lot Ariana!
Great image…and even better message. LOVE IT.
thanx Tracie… it is just something that should never be forgotten…
Love it! I didn’t know you could relate water bottles to Jews in Nazi Germany but it works! (and in case any one takes offense, I don’t and I’m Jewish!)
thank YOU… love your comment
Also proud of you for this post!
thanx Sheila
I was watching an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation last night. It’s not like I’ve never seen it. I’ve seen each episode dozens of times, but I always find something new.
Data, an android, is researching culture and is discouraged because he doesn’t have a culture. Captain Picard told him (loosely quoted): “You are a culture of one, just as valuable as a culture of a million.”
thanks for sharing this Russel… as I am not familiair with Star Trek, know about it of course…haven’t seen it…
lol!
I hope you only mean the photo is funny 😉
indeed :), it was just the smile I needed.
great, hope I managed to get the smile on your face 😀
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as clean as when I arrived.
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Dear Joanna,
You know I was touched by this blog post when you first posted it earlier this month. And after the most amazing experience I just had, I thought of it again and mentioned it on this post:
http://ayearofpics.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/welcome-home-world-war-ii-veterans/
Check it out if you get a second!
Best regards,
Shutterbug Sage
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