Letter: Name a good day for it

The headline of Brent Batten’s Memorial Day column suggests it is not a good day to protest the current war.

Mr. Batten failed to let us in on what day is the right day for protesting a failed war.

Perhaps Independence Day? How about Christmas? Columbus Day isn’t good for much else these times.

Batten reminds us that we have had other wars that seemed to be going badly but turned around and ended in victory. He didn’t mention Vietnam as one of those. Iraq has given us 2,400 more soldiers to remember for Memorial Day. Vietnam gave us 50,000 soldiers to memorialize in that failed initiative. It left a bitter taste with many of us Americans who grew up during that sad period. Most of those American soldiers died because they were stuck in a war that should never have been begun but lasted what seemed to be an endless number of years.

The use of military force is an extraordinary measure. Any day set aside to bring attention to military matters should be a time for complete reflection of the issues. We certainly shouldn’t ignore what we believe to be a terrible injustice by our government on Memorial Day, Veterans Day or any of the other military celebrations.

When our military is misused it should be objected to on these most sacred days.

Louis Erickson/Naples