Jan Šinágl angažovaný občan, nezávislý publicista

Yesterday, the Freedom Celebration 2024 ended in Pilsen with a commemoration at the Thanks America monument.

The highest representative of the Czech Republic was the President of the Senate (compare with the participation of high representatives of the Czech Republic in front of Czech Radio in Prague or in Lidice). The representative of the Castle was not named, as well as the Bishop of Plzeň. There were considerably fewer flags on the streets (they are diminishing every year). Only Belgian flags were distributed (US flags apparently ran out, but were not visible). Airplanes did not arrive because of bad weather at the Airport base in Čáslav (?). Not even a mention in the Czech Television Events (but a report on the Nazi flag provocation).

For the first time no veterans arrived (they are no longer with us or have health problems). Their relatives were no longer sitting at the podium, but at the Thanks America monument. It was more dignified than sitting at the bleachers and doing "staph" for the politicians.

I left early. The same, mindless, formal, long, tedious, uninviting "blathering" of Czech politicians was no longer listenable compared to how well and brilliantly the veterans had spoken for years - with few words they said it all!

Let us hope that the 80th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in Europe and Africa (the Allies were still fighting in the Pacific until September) will be more dignified, directed by the real right, real personalities and professionals, when modern military fighters will not be deterred by bad weather, as our RAF pilots were not deterred by the Battle of Britain!

Russia has "liberated" us into unfreedom and imposed its "customs" on us. The US brought us freedom and left it up to us how we dispose of it. Again, we let the communists take it without a fight in 1948 and their gravediggers after 1989. Let us not be surprised when the Czechoslovakia army has never defended its territory against aggressors in the last 100 years. Even today it is afraid to take off when it rains a little, even in honour of the real soldiers and commanders who gave their lives for the freedom of our country and other countries! JŠ

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General Alexander Hess speaks to us today

105 years since the tragic death of Gen. M. R. Štefánik

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