Mennonite Church Peace Resources for Youth

I am sure all of us have experienced a klutzy moment and ended up with some scar tissue as a reminder. It happens to me all the time. Well, I think that war can be like that in a way. Young men (and women) join the military as a way to support their country. Loyalty is a good quality, but sometimes it can be misled. I believe war is like that, sure, patriotism is great, until it consumes you and your (or another person's) life. They (young troops) go in all fired up about life, liberty, and justice for all and end up coming back missing an arm or leg. Sometimes the only injury is emotional. People have come back from war with such deep scars that they cannot function in normal society. Young men in the '60s and '70s burned their draft cards. I am positive you have heard about peace marches and protests. There is not unified support for war in this day and age. That ended with World War Two. Even during the Korean "police action" people were not 100% supportive. I think that shows how much the American people have developed in their understanding of war, no longer are people singing "Over There" and wholeheartedly supporting anything the government does. We have realized that everything is shades of gray. There are no good guys and bad guys, there are just people fighting for what they believe is right.