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Memorial Day

Posted on 05/22/2024 by paulefallon

This is a reprint of an essay from Memorial Day 2012. Unfortunately, it all needs to be said again, and again. Memorial Day has always struck me as a holiday in desperate need of a root cause analysis. We honor … Continue reading →

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Trigger Warning: My Typing Finger is Itchy

Posted on 05/30/2022 by paulefallon

I have been to Jamestown. I have been to Plymouth Rock. I have been to Lexington and Concord. I have been to Independence Hall. I have been to Yorktown. I have been to Fort Sumter. I have been to Gettysburg. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on 05/27/2012 by paulefallon

Memorial Day has always struck me as a holiday in desperate need of a root cause analysis.  We honor our war dead, who deserve to be honored, but we fail to ask the deeper question, “Why are there so many … Continue reading →

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