We memorialize our heroes not to lionize the fallen, but to remind ourselves that self-government, inalienable rights, and the American way of life require constant vigilance and renewal. We live in a time that has forgotten “the growing good of the world . . . is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unmarked tombs.”
While recovering from shoulder surgery a few weeks ago, I decided to re-watch one of my favorite television series of all time, HBO’s Band of Brothers.
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