Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen, and most famously as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
I am confused. Why are people who claim to have served in the United States military arguing for statues to be put up on our soil of people who fought against the USA? I vote for all Robert E Lee statues to be moved to Vladivostok/ Pyongyang/ Qom
Because they are false military as no real military person would advocate for squares, statues and memorials to displayed all over to honor traitors and those who took arms against the government, even if they were Americans..
Can't condone the mob violence and tearing them down in a riot. Remove them in an orderly fashion. Some should go to a museum, others to the trash heap. I'll leave it to the historical society to decide what goes where. Every war, every battle, every skirmish has it's heroes and cowards, with most just thankful to have survived another day. It's difficult to honor your enemy in the thick of it but upon reflection one can usually find empathy if not honor. They believed, they fought, they put it on the line when others did nothing but talk. I respect any man or woman who faced the horror once and went back again and again. Time to bury this civil war hatchet and move on, not that I'm so naive as to think it will end there, but it's a start and maybe cooler heads can find that gesture as a starting point. If not, lets go to hell in a blaze of glory. Had to say that just in case someone thought my account had been hijacked.