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Memorializing My Fallen Comrades, a Reflection

Memorializing My Fallen Comrades, a Reflection

By Greg Matos on May 28, 2012

Memorial Day. There must be millions of blogs, newspaper articles, documentaries, and cable specials being produced this weekend to bring attention to some aspect of the military’s dead. I’d say, if one American spends 10 minutes this weekend watching an ABC special on American service members who have died in Afghanistan, that’s a win for [...]

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