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The Cost Of The Memory And The Labor Of Remembering It

A Memorial Day post

May 29, 2023
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It is Memorial Day. One week ago, I was flying home from the memorial service for an American bomber pilot who was unidentified from 1943 to 2022. In my post describing that service and the long-delayed funeral of an American hero, I said that the real work of remembering can finally begin.

What costs will I bear to remember him? Much of the free conten…

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