NguGreta Zarro, uMqondisi Ohlelayo, World BEYOND War, November 18, 2021
World BEYOND War kudabukile ukuzwa ngokudlula emhlabeni kuka-Marilyn Olenick ngalolu suku oludlule lwe-Armistice Day. Ezinze ePennsylvania, e-United States, uMarilyn wayekushisekela ukuqeda impi nokukhuthaza ukuthula. Kusukela ngo-2018, wazinikela ngokuzithandela isikhathi sakhe World BEYOND War, ukubhala nokuhlela kwe Ukuthula kwe-Almanac, ukufaka idatha, nokufaka izicelo. Wayenomusa, ephana, futhi ezinikele emzamweni wokuqedwa kwempi. Ama-imeyili akhe akhanyisa usuku lwami ngenxa yesimo sakhe sengqondo esihle njalo.
Ngo-2019, uMarilyn wafakwa ku World BEYOND Warka- I-Volunteer Spotlight. Ezimpendulweni zakhe, ukhulume ngokuthi yini eyamfaka umdlandla wokwenza lo msebenzi. “Ushintsho lubalulekile ekulondolozeni ikusasa lezingane zethu, abazukulu bami kanye nomhlaba wethu uqobo. Ngakhula ngikhathazekile ukuthi abafowethu abancane abathathu bazobuthelwa empini lapho behlanganisa iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili njengoba i-US yayikade isempini iminyaka eminingi njengoba sasiphila. Izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu nesishiyagalombili zesizukulwane sami zafela eVietnam. Ngani?” Ungakwazi funda i-athikili ephelele lapha.
UMarilyn wayewazi mathupha umphumela wempi, okwamshukumisela ukuba ahileleke kuyo World BEYOND War. Umyeni wakhe, uGeorge, wayeyi-Staff Sergeant e-US Air Force. Wasebenza izinkambo ezimbili futhi wasebenza nonjiniyela bezokwakha ekuthuthukiseni izimo zokuphila eVietnam. UGeorge washona ngo-2006 ngemva kokwehluleka kwezinso nesibindi ngenxa yokuchayeka kwakhe I-Orange Agent, izibulala-zinambuzane ezinobuthi ezafuthwa yi-US phakathi neMpi YeVietnam.
Umsebenzi owenziwa uMarilyn wawungabonakali ngaso sonke isikhathi emphakathini, kodwa wawubalulekile futhi wawugcina umnyakazo wethu uqhubeka. Marilyn, ngiyabonga ngakho konke okwenzile ukuze uqhubekisele phambili injongo yokuthula. Uzophuthelwa kakhulu World BEYOND War.
The i-obituary ka-Marilyn iyatholakala lapha.
