Picks of the Week: Memorial Day
General John Kelly’s Speech About Two Marines In The Path Of A Truck Bomb | Business Insider Those Left Behind: The Legacy of Arlington’s Section 60 | Reuters Honor the Fallen | Military Times As I write this, the sun is rising on the green woods behind my home. My dog is lying on a chair next to me, snoring. I’m well fed and I have enough to drink. I … Read More
We Remember | Memorial Day 2015
Gilgamesh, in the epic Mesopotamian poem, wanted to live forever, like the gods. But Gilgamesh was human. His mortality meant that he would know death. His name, however, could live forever. He would be remembered, he reasoned, because of the great things he did. He asked: “Who is the mortal able to enter heaven? Only the gods can live forever. The life of man is short. What he accomplishes … Read More