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classof56

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10. Sheshe, I appreciate you posting this.

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 09:59 PM

Dec 2016

I first heard of Lidice when I was in high school (yes, ions ago), when a fellow student presented an essay about the horrible event that happened in that town. As with all the hideous accounts of what went on during WWII in Europe, I listened to the moving story about Lidice and I wept. The movie about Heydrich's assassination brought the story to the forefront once more, and yes, I weep again. What a wonderful tribute these statues are. I commend the artist, and you, as always, for this post. Who said, The price of freedom is eternal vigilance? Let us be vigilant in the face of what is ahead of us after January 20, 2017. I shudder to contemplate what our fate might be.

Blessings to you, as always.

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The Children of Lidice - picture heavy [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2016 OP

... shenmue Dec 2016 #1

Yes. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #2

Frequently, the stories of the extermination of people Ilsa Dec 2016 #3

. irisblue Dec 2016 #4

Omg.This is heart-wrenching. octoberlib Dec 2016 #5

I've never even heard of this. DK504 Dec 2016 #6

I remember reading about it in fifth grade...... lastlib Dec 2016 #14

Reminds me of that first scene in "The World At War" Archae Dec 2016 #7

Thank you, sheshe mobeau69 Dec 2016 #8

Thanks mobeau. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #12

Two decades sheshe2 Dec 2016 #9

Sheshe, I appreciate you posting this. classof56 Dec 2016 #10

I never knew of it before a few years ago. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #11

heartbroken k and r for the horror of which humans are capable, and for the love and compassion niyad Dec 2016 #13

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #15

Thank you. I learned this story while in the 8th grade and have never forgotten it. kairos12 Dec 2016 #16

. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #17