Memorial Day is an apt moment to reflect on the heroism and tragedy that define wars. Several years ago I shared here a story and poem about an experience I had at the Vietnam Memorial:
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War represents the worst of mankind in many ways and, at the same time, the nobility of self-sacrifice for causes higher than our own well-being. We should remember both, especially on this day.
