If they did know this, the fact wasn't something that appeared to affect them. In my mind, this is an outrageous act of disrespect and ingratitude that needs to be remedied. I realize that war should not be glorified. I also recognize that in our lives today, the reality of war can seem incredibly distant. Neither of these is a good reason for me not to argue for a proper commemoration of the people who fought for our freedom.
War is itself an awful thing.
Despite these horrors, many men and women chose to face such events in order to bring about a better life. The actions of allied soldiers to liberate her and her country are things that not only brought her a better life, but me as well. I can now live in one free country and go to school in another. For interim I could walk the streets of Amsterdam, ride a train to Paris, and even stay in a hostel in Berlin. For this freedom, soldiers paid the price of injury, death, loss of friends, and repeated images of horror.