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The formal pledge of conscript soldiers on the 20. of July in front of the german Reichstag (Parliament) was in danger because the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit and the Department for park and garden construction said it a)could harm the grass (which is used by public every day), and b) could DISHONOR THE DIGNITY of the Location!
Luckily Chancelor Angela Merkel intervened and the Pledge will take its place.
Sources: German Press/ "General Anzeiger"
I would like to hear your comments and thoughts...
To my mind this proofes again how much the majority of the public stands behind its sodliers. The basic military service for everyone is embedded into our basic laws. Nevertheless most of the society is working against a military that their state commands and constructed...
I'm speechless and i'm beginning to ask myself why i fight for people who don't want me at all...
The formal pledge of conscript soldiers on the 20. of July in front of the german Reichstag (Parliament) was in danger because the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit and the Department for park and garden construction said it a)could harm the grass (which is used by public every day), and b) could DISHONOR THE DIGNITY of the Location!
Luckily Chancelor Angela Merkel intervened and the Pledge will take its place.
Sources: German Press/ "General Anzeiger"
I would like to hear your comments and thoughts...
To my mind this proofes again how much the majority of the public stands behind its sodliers. The basic military service for everyone is embedded into our basic laws. Nevertheless most of the society is working against a military that their state commands and constructed...
I'm speechless and i'm beginning to ask myself why i fight for people who don't want me at all...
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