Volkstrauertag (Satis Shroff)
Volkstrauertag (Satis Shroff) Wreaths for the fallen soldiers, Speeches for those who didn’t return To their mothers, wives and children. Germans show gratitude and humanity, A welcome culture for refugees; Others ignite asylum homes. Every year on Volkstrauertag (Memorial Day) we go to the graveyard in Germany, and we think and pray together for the victims of World War I and World War II, and about the misery, sadness and holocaust. We think about the victims of persecution from the past and present. And dwell upon how valuable freedom and peace are to the well-being of all people in this world. In a town like Freiburg we still dig up bombs that didn’t detonate, bombs that were dropped by the USAF and the Royal Air Force. Freiburg was razed to the ground in those days. Civilians were killed or burnt in the very bunkers they sought refuge in. In this context, we also have to think of the damage done to London and other cities around Europe by the Luft...