As Memorial Day approaches, my thoughts go beyond to the impact of memorials on each of us.

What each individual experiences when visiting a memorial is undoubtedly unique based on their knowledge of events, their back ground and where they are in their life journey

These three memorials I have chosen to include here, deeply moved me well beyond my ability to translate into words. Each representing horrific pain and destruction, a butterfly effect on humankind changing the zeitgeist.

Berlin Holocaust Memorial

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Normandy France

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9/11 Memorial

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But the searing question is, for how long will they and the events that led up to it, be remembered and continue to shape humankind?