Holidays
May 26th 2013
Today is the day the nation remembers those who have died serving in the armed forces. Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday began to honor those men who had died for the Union in the Civil War. Time has a brief history of the holiday here.
If you're interested in learning more about the grim realities of military service, I recommend War by Sebastian Junger. The award-winning author of A Perfect Storm and A Death in Belmont accompanied a platoon during a fifteenth-month tour of... Read Post