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Remembering war’s true cost is our strongest shield against new conflicts
Marking VE Day or saluting local heroes, we share war stories so the young never accept conflict as normal.
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Young Ukrainian disabled veterans at a makeshift memorial to their fallen compatriotsin Independence Square in Kyiv on May 2.
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Gary Lit
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As Europe marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day this week – commemorating Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945 – there will be the expected ceremonies, solemn pledges of “never again”, and reflections on lessons learnt.
Yet as a war historian observing these events, I wonder: Do contemporary generations here in Singapore and across much of our region, those who have never experienced conflict first-hand nor interacted with active participants or victims of war, truly understand war’s devastating reality?
