Tue Aug 20, 2013
Editor: I would love to know who is responsible for the ugly, sloppy mural painted on the cenotaph (iron man). I am as open to abstract art as the next person, but the “artworkâ recently added to this memorial has me stumped. What are the blue and red handprints and drag marks supposed to portray? Are the colours representations of the blood and guts that were spilt by those Vincentian soldiers who served and died in World War 2? Are the hands indicative of the aid and gratitude we offered to the survivors through the purchase of the poppy pins and a memorial service in November?{{more}}
Just imagine, little island that we are, by sending our soldiers to join the allied forces, we played a part in ending the mass murder (genocide) of millions of Jews at the hands of Adolf Hitlerâs Nazis during the holocaust. St Vincent is so small it is just a dot on many world maps, yet through the assistance of our soldiers, we helped change the political structure of the world and allowed for the forming of the United Nations (UN).
Lisa
P.S. I use the term “muralâ in this letter sarcastically.