Museum Article Missed the Mark

* Re “Show of Forces,” Oct. 5:

You stated: “The exhibits included vehicles, weapons and equipment used by U.S. and enemy troops in every war since the Spanish American War.”

Far from being about or glorifying war, it was a living museum. Visitors could go to various “villages” from any period in American history, and see how the people of that time lived.

It is difficult to believe that with over 240 acres of sites ranging from earliest colonial times to the present, you could find nothing to comment about other than a minor portion of the event involving World War II.

Had you done more than look at a brochure or talked to one of the organizers, perhaps a more accurate assessment of the event could have been made. Instead, you quoted a bystander who is under the mistaken impression that the soldiers portraying the German enemy seem to be “glorifying Nazis.”

The entire article was a disservice to the veterans who fought and died for our nation throughout our history, the brave men and women whom the event was honoring.

To ignore them and the several Medal of Honor winners in attendance in favor of a glib and false observation about the event is sloppy and shoddy reporting.

WILLARD BLANKENSHIP, M.D.

President, South Coast chapter,

California Society

Sons of the American Revolution