A good way to commemorate war would be to have a fist fight on the spot, although the best way, and the most American way, would be to have a gun fight.
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Look, those meddling kids deserved what they got.
They were acting up IN HIS DRIVEWAY.
If you look closely, a lot of those monuments are to cats killed when they were thrown in mysterious circumstances.
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Wait - those vets were getting antsy about a Civil War site? They might be vets of some description, but they don’t “own” this site. Vets; GTFO MY lawn.
(Well, not “my” lawn since I’m not a USian, you understand 
But it sure as shit ain’t their lawn 
)
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Considering Ingress is still going 5+ years later, I think this prophecy has more than a bit of wish to it.
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That’s actually how most cemeteries were used in previous centuries (and still, in cultures that celebrate the Day of the Dead).
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So, these ‘Veterans’ never really got the ‘serve the greater good’ part, eh?
I’m kind of sketchy on whether we should be glorifying veterans at all, except for individual grooviness.
Sure, we ‘served’ in the military, but none of us do a fraction of the good (or suffer through as much) as your average EMT…and a huge number of nurses, teachers, caretakers, doctors, and other public servants deserve monuments a lot more than people who (like myself) just joined the military as hormonal teenagers who didn’t have many other options or fell in love with what is essentially propaganda.
I’m starting to think there’s something toxic here that’s creating some ongoing problems, like a really backwards prioritization. People in this country are dying right now who are tremendous heroes. Single moms, caretakers of the elderly or the infirm, kids who are stuck taking care of other kids and rise to the challenge, teachers who go the extra mile, it’s the quiet heroes that I think deserve to be raised up and have been neglected.
I fear I may have let my bias color my opinions in the wrong direction. I used to think it was so heroic that people died ‘for our freedom’. Now…that feels kind of naive and icky of me.
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Sometimes they are
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/82618739/christchurch-ctv-heroes-honoured-with-bravery-medals
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That’s awesome!
We need so much more of that!
Also: New Zealand really has some cool bits, don’t they? Working in healthcare they often come up because they’re WAY ahead of a lot of us when it comes to taking care of people.
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No, this is my 'backyard". I was advancing the example of a park/former battlefield that welcomes Pokémon players–despite having two graves/memorials on site. (Winona, by contrast, is in Minnesota–far from where the civil war was fought-- though they did send troops.)
Winona’s parks are mapped here. It appears to be a fairly recent park, so perhaps the veterans feel that it is still “their” park.
Gah-- the politics of greenspace can be so annoying.
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The word you’re seemingly searching for is jingo.
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Another geocacher here although dormant for a while now. It is interesting how different the two are and I bet Groundspwak is kicking itself just like Lego was with Minecraft. i think the problem is one of community. There most definitely is a geocaching community and the community protects itself in its own interests. Put a cache in a stupid place and it will be taken down and it won’t be the reviewer calling for that. If there is a Pokemon Go community it’s too easy to get into – and too popular too. Geocaching isn’t hard to get into but since it’s not in the news and what not, there aren’t as many people jumping on board.
Well, and not only that, this is a EDIT: So, they’re commemorating “all wars” at this park. But i still would take exception to them consecrating so large an area and dictating what recreational activity may or may not be enjoyed.Civil War memorial park, in Minnesota. So, it’s a not a recent war. And it’s not a battlefield. And it’s not a cemetary. It’s a hunk of property that was called a memorial park, that has no connection to the war it’s commemorating 150 years later.
Some distinction should be made between the sanctity of Arlington and this park.
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sigh …yeah, true enough.
Dammit! Where are all the memorials to EMTs? To Nurses? To Teachers? To Single Mothers? To caretakers of the elderly? To everyone at Doctors Without Borders?
They’ve become my heroes as I’ve aged, and I’ll put them up against all the names in Arlington and defend them proudly. And I’d be right. They’re the best of us.
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I’m sure it will settle down, it’s just geocaching has built nice and slowly, whereas Pokemon Go is one giant bolus of folks playing the game. There’s sure to be some trouble ahead, although I have no doubt it will resolve all for the best.
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It’s described here:
Marble monuments, engraved stones and memorial bricks honor and celebrate the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country. A grateful community remembers, with monuments for the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and an All Wars Monument. On July 25, 2009, a monument was dedicated in honor of Desert Storm. POWs, MIAs and Gold Star Spouses and Parents are also honored.
The Veterans Memorial Park has been built strictly with donated funds and by the sale of the bricks and pavers. Bricks may be purchased to honor a veteran and are placed in the walkways to the monuments.
On November 11 each year, there is a 24 hour vigil at and a brief program at the park. On Memorial Day, the program is held at the park and bandshell.
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No recreation allowed in the park! (if the ordinance passes). This is why I carry pepper spray, I would have given that geezer one chance to get out of my face before he got it. Threatening someone and destroying their property while on video is immensely stupid.
Which is a strange cultural notion, because it goes against the original purpose of “modern” cemeteries. Big, parklike cemeteries were a 19th-century invention that were intended and planned for people to treat them like parks, in the gather-and-have-a-nice-picnic sense. It was a move away from the dreary, crowded, somber churchyard affair.
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That is super cool!
In a truly noble country, THOSE are the most common memorials!
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