Monsignor Pope Ping for Memorial Day.
Msgr Pope, thank you for writing this.
Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking. Thanks for the post.
We are remembering Anthony, age 18, who was killed in Iraq on Memorial Day 2011. Sweet young man. Huge smile. Brave soul.
“Ladies and Gents, I say Ye, Andrew Chowka, PFC, USMC, Vietnam Wall, 1969.”\
He was my friend, and in that time, my neighbor.
United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war
“This article lists the United States of America’s military dead, wounded, and missing person totals for wars and major deployments.”
A special prayer from some U.S. bishop said much the same thing as what you wrote.
Prayers for my Uncle, Homer Caroli, who died in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, and for all the others who gave their lives for our country.