Make It Matter: A Veteran’s Memorial Day Call to Everyday Citizenship
TL;DR
Former Army general Mark Hertling reflects on Memorial Day as more than a long weekend, describing the laminated memorial cards he keeps listing fallen comrades, the true meaning of sacrifice, and the imperative for Americans to honor the fallen not with empty rhetoric but by living with integrity, serving their communities, and making the sacrifices of others matter in daily life.
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