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DNBK International Division America celebrates the Memorial Day in May 2003 with great hope for peace and harmony in the world. Without any disputation we realize the preciousness of human lives and freedom for all mankind. For centuries incalculable human lives were lost in this globe for preserving the sanctity of basic human rights. We have seen the inevitable human conflicts and tragic carnages and mutually destructive negative Ki. In that process we always find reflective memories of loyal soldiers who faithfully dedicated their ultimate sacrifice. We find countless white tombstones of such good soldiers standing quietly all over the world. As we pay duly our foremost respect, we the living must pledge to do all we can more than conventional revered prayer for peace and harmony for humanity. So their tears will not be in vain and their lost lives will not be lost. Thus, it is a time for each Budoka to reflect and decide what one should and can do for the hope and future of new posterity. We as a member of DNBK are blessed with critical opportunity and we should focus on helping people build their inner confidence and character through Budo training. We can patiently and steadfastly focus on this mission one person at a time. That is the positive Ki of pure love and compassion we all can give and inspire for the betterment of common good. I truly hope someday Memorial Day shall become concurrently the day to celebrate the pure spirit of such honorable and brave soldiers of humanity of the world who gave their lives for that noble cause.First Germany European Rensei Taikai: August 15 and 16, 2003, Magdeburg, one hour from Berlin Please contact our office if you wish to attend as soon as possible. We will forward you the detailed activities schedule. We hope to see many of you there. If you wish to be tested in your rank and title in Germany, you need to forward your request form in advance.2003 Membership Validation: We wish to congratulate everyone who is validated as active and good standing in membership in 2003. Honbu wishes to extend hearty best wishes to everyone. We also wish to thank all the hard work you do to keep up with the requested matters from DNBKID and Honbu: Our deep appreciation goes to all dedicated official representatives of DNBK: Hanshi Dometrich, Kyoshi Dometrich, Hanshi Tattersall, Renshi Payne, Hanshi Chalmagne, Kyoshi Dimayuga, Hanshi Stobbaerts, Kyoshi Lee, Kyoshi Kluger, Kyoshi David, Hanshi Miyaji, Kyoshi Shockey, Kyoshi Szepvolgyi, Kyoshi Tallack, Renshi Wimmer, Renshi Brennan, Hanshi Bates, Hanshi Baika, Kyoshi Dabauza, Renshi Riley, Renshi Arabajiev, Wayne Taylor, and Christian Bajada and all dedicated members of DNBKID. It was reported to Honbu on all validated members as of May 1, 2003. Everyone who renewed the membership should receive the validated card within a few weeks if not already. We wish to congratulate the Portugal DNBK Branch for increasing over 25 new members in their membership. We accept the Kyu level students if they are qualified to become a general member of DNBK. Please keep us posted for your great progress.Future Events sponsored by DNBKID and Honbu: This will be notified in due time as we are exploring with Honbu office.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission from Honbu Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, USA and International Division |