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| Editorial cartoon by John Cole. |
Originally known as Decoration Day, honoring the fallen of
the American Civil War, it became extended, after World War 1,
to include all soldiers lost in battle defending our nation.
Today it has changed to be the day of BBQ picnics, parties,
and car races. But, as America engages in relentless war
now on so many fronts, for so few even fair reasons,
let alone any good ones, perhaps we should, again,
consider the lives and times of those lost in the name of freedom;
both ours, and the world's, as well as those so causally thrown away, today.
Not all conflict can end in peace.
But, too, should not all conflict end in aggression.
Good night to the fallen. Sleep sound knowing we yet stand.
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