Comments on: Honor Our Veterans! http://www.monumentsmen.com/blog/2011/11/11/honor-our-veterans-2/3104/ World War II Veterans Saved Art Museums Heroes Sat, 12 May 2012 00:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Linda Frank http://www.monumentsmen.com/blog/2011/11/11/honor-our-veterans-2/3104/comment-page-1/#comment-4519 Linda Frank Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.monumentsmen.com/blog/?p=3104#comment-4519 Bravo! While the Monuments Men and other veterans of the world wars are rightly still honored, we often forget the equally deserving veterans of other conflicts, from Vietnam to the two wars in Iraq and the ongoing battles in Afghanistan. Sometimes, work like that of the Monuments Men (and women, such as the fictional character Helen Wolf in my novel, After the Auction) seems insignificant compared to valiant efforts on the front lines. However, rescuing cultural treasures and returning them to their rightful owners were acts that restored civilized life, hope and humanity. Possessions may "only" be material, but the Nazis' looting from their victims was yet another form of stripping away the dignity from their lives. Bravo! While the Monuments Men and other veterans of the world wars are rightly still honored, we often forget the equally deserving veterans of other conflicts, from Vietnam to the two wars in Iraq and the ongoing battles in Afghanistan.

Sometimes, work like that of the Monuments Men (and women, such as the fictional character Helen Wolf in my novel, After the Auction) seems insignificant compared to valiant efforts on the front lines. However, rescuing cultural treasures and returning them to their rightful owners were acts that restored civilized life, hope and humanity. Possessions may “only” be material, but the Nazis’ looting from their victims was yet another form of stripping away the dignity from their lives.

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