The News Is So Disturbing

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The News Is So Disturbing Around the world, so many things are happening to disturb our lives. I actually hate to listen to the news anymore. Things are so different from when I grew up. The Vietnam War was part of my growing up years and that was disturbing to me. Now, every day there are so many terrible things happening. I heard just yesterday, that about 20 U.S. veterans commit suicide EVERY DAY in the United States. I had no idea that this was happening, but WAR and CONFLICT, such as what soldiers experience, HAS TO BE very traumatic. I wanted to share this poem with you that I wrote years ago. ANOTHER YEAR Another year of war and mourning. Living, breathing, souls, now dead. It really should, sound a warning. Can’t we get it through our head? Every war brings on another. In each one, man kills his brother. Repeating history, solving nothing. Ever since Cain, and Abel’s suffering. Never learning how much it cost. Every life that has been lost. How many lives will be sacrificed? Everyone who has been enticed, to Never object to war! They Reason that there is a force. You must obey, and stay the course. If ALL laid down the sword today. Not one more soul would have to pay. Victory would be assured. And death, by war, would be cured. Written by: Alice Henry I've shared this information once before, but it's worth sharing again. The approximate Number of American soldiers who have been killed in war. American Civil War: 500,000 Korea: 54,000 Vietnam: 58,220 World War 1: 100,000 26,000 were killed in one battle in the Argonne Forest World War 2: 400,000 That adds up to 1,112,200 and they are STILL being killed in conflicts around the world.