Honor Thy Soldiers ; Remembering What Makes Freedom Possible
The Washington Times › May 30, 2005
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War is hell. Everyone who has seen war up close knows there is no romance or glory in it. Yet those who live to tell the tales of battles won tell of war's glorious intensity and deep comradeship, how shared conflict deepens love for family and country. At its worst war provokes cowardice and shame. At its best war appeals to nobility and calls up honor in unexpected places.
Today we celebrate Memorial Day with a new generation of soldiers. Not all now in uniform will live to tell their stories at a cozy hearth, surrounded by their grandchildren, nor will they see the future they offer their lives to guarantee. Our men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq live the fears borne from a thousand battlefields before them, in the sure and certain knowledge that their sacrifice makes a difference.See the full content of this document
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Honor Thy Soldiers ; Remembering What Makes Freedom Possible
Not long ago I visited wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, hunters home from the hill. Two of them had lost legs. Others are missing hands and arms. They talked only of home, ...
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