On this, the 68th anniversary of the "Longest Day", the beginning of the invasion and liberation of Nazi- occupied Europe, there was no marking of the occasion by at least one major news organization, the American Broadcasting Company. That is, I did not see or hear any reference to one of the most momentous dates in world history, arguably the turning point in the greatest and most horrific event in human history. A.B.C.'s anchorwoman Diane Sawyer on her evening television broadcast, instead chose to report on the anniversary of an event in the careers of the pop music group The Beatles. I am having difficulty understanding her priorities or her tremendous oversight.
A priest in my parish gave a homily very recently at mass in which he characterized "remembrance" as a "holy thing." Am certainly no paragon of piety myself, but perhaps Ms. Sawyer and others would do well to pause and reflect on the past and what is truly important. Consider the hundreds of thousands of white crosses in our cemeteries here and across the globe mutely testifying to the treasure spent so that Sawyer and all of us might share in the blessings of this still free land.
I don't get it; maybe someone can explain it to me.
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