40 identical hearses, driven with military precision.
A dramatic and poignant affair in the style of a state funeral.
Soldiers as pall bearers.
Sad, sombre and respectful yet also impersonal.
No flowers in sight, a clinical scene devoid of civilian life.
Immaculate, organised and ordered, in stark contrast to the field in which they fell.
With sincere and utmost respect, I find it sadly ironic to see a heavy military overtone in the enactment of this ceremony.
Below is a statement just released by the Australian parents who lost their three children. They said it is a "message to soldiers in Ukraine, the politicians the media and their friends and family"
"Our pain is intense and relentless, we live in a hell beyond hell. No one deserves what we are going through. Not even the people who shot our whole family out of the sky.
No hate in the world is as strong as the love that we have for our children, For Mo, for Evie, for Otis..This is a revelation that gives us some comfort".
The couple said they wanted this message to be borne in mind "when you are making any decisions that affect us and the other victims of this horror".(source abc)
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