Happy Memorial Day. I recently had a conversation with a new friend, Cynthia, who had grown up in a military family. (I met her in the excellent week-long Nia dance intensive I just completed). Cynthia and I agreed that as painful as the Vietnam War was for all concerned, the fact that it involved a ...
Mixed Feelings On Memorial Day
This piece of mine was first published by the Philadelphia Inquirer on Memorial Day, 2003. I have some mixed feelings about Memorial Day. On one hand, I deeply respect people - in this case, soldiers and veterans - who work and struggle for causes larger than themselves, and are willing to die for their cause. ...
