They are always named
Their death is announced anonymously while they talk to the family
Then they are named
Baptism
L
On Sat, June 9, 2012 10:52, Patrick McManus wrote:
> I have noticed that every one of our soldiers killed in battle etc is
> described/reported as a hero! Not as some poor sod caught in the crossfire
> P probably in crossfire
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Chris Jones
> Sent: 09 June 2012 09:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: on the front lines
>
>
> A question I have often asked myself; what is the difference between a
> soldier who has served on the front lines and an investigative journalist?
> (Why is it that front line journalist seem to be injured for
> life?)
>
> Perhaps, I have come to understand. A soldier can come home and be safe
> from the threat of death. An investigative journalist can no longer come
> home. That threat to your life and safety never leaves you, as if for the
> remainder of your life you remain homeless and on the run. The threat of
> injury and death never leaves you and when you slack off, feel a little
> safe, it comes back hard. You will never be safe. Shoot that which carries
> the message.
>
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Lawrence Upton
Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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