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Memorial Day of Reckoning

Memorial Day Weekend. It’s pure Americana. The kick-off to the Grilling Season, it is a three day intro to Summer for America’s families. Barbecues. Picnics. The first trip the beach. A time for the American Way of Life to be celebrated with copious amounts of beer and hot dogs. It is also a weekend of…

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The Memorial to End All Memorials?

The Wall. The Vietnam War memorial. Whenever I go down to The Mall that long, angled epitaph to a tragic war calls me…and it brings me to tears. To my mind, it’s the only monument worth visiting over and over again. It never fails to cause reflection…whether it’s my face on the shiny black surface,…