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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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Imagine

Posted on 06/17/2020 by paulefallon

November 1971. I’m a pudgy, pimply sixteen-year-old lying on the back sofabed of an off-brand Winnebago. My father’s driving, happy on the move. My mother’s uncharacteristically silent. My little brother rolls matchbox cars around the table. I should be in … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years On – Can We Recapture the Spirit of Peace?

Posted on 06/10/2013 by paulefallon

Fifty years ago today President John F. Kennedy gave the commencement address at AmericanUniversity that announced steps towards peace with the Soviet Union. Although the speech lacks a singular punch line such as ‘Ask not what your country can do, … 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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