“It’s impossible for me, sitting at such enormous distance from the war in Vietnam, to understand the impact it had on those involved. Memorial Day is intended to be an opportunity for us to remember those who gave their lives to defend America and protect our values, but the image we have of gallant young men lying facedown in the Norman surf is not a complete portrait of those who died for our country.”
A moving essay from Philip Bump, “Memorial Day: Remembering Those Lost, Well After Action.”
