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Before commenting please read the article which shows a less horrifying story than the title suggests. These graves were in poor repair, and they were in the mi

by veltas 4y ago

Before commenting please read the article which shows a less horrifying story than the title suggests. These graves were in poor repair, and they were in the middle of the great depression, so decided they could keep them neat enough by cutting the part with the names off and placing them flat on the ground, similar to a lot of humble crematorium graves today. The marble left was sold, I would guess to cover the cost of the work at a time when there would have been absolutely no money available for this sort of purpose.

cato_the_elder 4y ago
And we should remember that there are no angels in a war (or as it seems even after it). Here's an Atlas Obscura entry about the mass grave of an estimated 6,000 Confederate soldiers detained by the Union as prisoners of war in Chicago: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/confederate-mound https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/confederate-mound Even the number of people buried there is not known with certainty. And there seems to have been quite a few petitions to remove the monument with the 4,200 known names entirely. [1] [1]: https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=art-studentprojects https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?articl...
- Maursault 4y ago
  > And we should remember that there are no angels in a war Except, of course, for the War in Heaven[1], where it was only angels warring. But seriously, I'm not sure the sentiment is entirely true. Oskar Schindler, Nicholas Winton, Raoul Wallenberg, Jeannie de Clarens, and plenty of others that risked their lives to save thousands, not to mention the Red Cross. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Heaven