![]() ![]() We will give you undeniable proofs of incredible events. What these men stand for we will patiently and temperately disclose. Civilization can afford no compromise with the social forces which would gain renewed strength if we deal ambiguously or indecisively with the men in whom those forces now precariously survive. They have so identified themselves with the philosophies they conceived and with the forces they directed that any tenderness to them is a victory and an encouragement to all the evils which are attached to their names. They are symbols of fierce nationalisms and of militarism, of intrigue and war-making which have embroiled Europe generation after generation, crushing its manhood, destroying its homes, and impoverishing its life. We will show them to be living symbols of racial hatreds, of terrorism and violence, and of the arrogance and cruelty of power. What makes this inquest significant is that these prisoners represent sinister influences that will lurk in the world long after their bodies have returned to dust. Merely as individuals their fate is of little consequence to the world. It is hard now to perceive in these men as captives the power by which as Nazi leaders they once dominated much of the world and terrified most of it. Reproached by the humiliation of those they have led almost as bitterly as by the desolation of those they have attacked, their personal capacity for evil is forever past. In the prisoners’ dock sit twenty-odd broken men. It is a cause of that magnitude that the United Nations will lay before Your Honors. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power and make deliberate and concerted use of it to set in motion evils which. The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. This inquest represents the practical effort of four of the most mighty of nations, with the support of 17 more, to utilize international law to meet the greatest menace of our times-aggressive war. This Tribunal, while it is novel and experimental, is not the product of abstract speculations nor is it created to vindicate legalistic theories. That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated. I vowed to make a difference.The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility. You see, Noah didn't get help for his PTSD, and not because he did not try, or want it, but because it was not UNDERSTOOD and if it was, it was not being acknowledged. The reason my son is dead at 23 is because after serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the Army, Noah thought he was a murderer and he couldn't live with the torment his illness put him through. Left untreated it can, does, and will kill you from the inside out. He is dead because he suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Maybe another son will see his mother in my place and never make her walk in my shoes. I hope just one person will see and it will make a difference in their lives. "My name is Cheryl and my son Noah is in this coffin. His symptoms went untreated by the VA, and on July 25, 2007, Noah drove to his favorite hangout in the woods, wedged his dog tag between his temple and pistol and shot himself. Noah Pierce completed two tours of duty in Iraq and came home with severe PTSD. Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home, Gilbert, Minn., Aug. Most recently, The Homecoming Project has partnered with Stor圜orps for their "Military Voices Initiative." Learn more about the project's latest work on their Kickstarter page.Ĭlick on to see more images created by Trieb and the veterans that have been featured by The Homecoming Project. Trieb started the project after documenting the experience of service members in Afghanistan and at Ft. The organization, founded by photographer Erin Trieb, brings awareness to veterans' issues through the use of photography and other visual storytelling. Nunn, was included in an exhibition by The Homecoming Project, which has recruited both veteran photographers and professional photojournalists to share their images of military service and its aftermath. This image, taken by Army veteran and photographer, Andrew W. Williams was killed on July 23, 2012, in an indirect fire attack on Forward Operating Base Shank in Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan. Eric Williams leaves Camp Pendleton, Calif. Nunn/Courtesy The Homecoming ProjectĪ Marine renders a salute as the funeral precession for Sgt. ![]()
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