The soldier's courage and sacrifice is full of glory, expressing devotion to country, to cause, to comrades in arms. But war itself is never glorious, and we must never trumpet it as such.
- President Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 12/10/09
Interesting that you connect "Find the cost of freedom" to Memorial Day - whereas in real history, it is connected to the 4th of May, 1970.
ReplyDeleteTo be overly crude, they're all in the same place now.
DeletePerhaps to subtle of a point. But mine nonetheless.