It’s always intensely interesting to look back on the broad sweep of history, like we do every day on these threads.
But wars are personal things, for those caught up in them.
God keep us and our children from having to learn that ourselves firsthand.
My oldest son Matthew made it through officer candidate school this week.
May he never have to put his training into practice.
Congrats to your son and best wishes for a future without the kind of thing we’re reading now.
My oldest daughter has been in the Coast Guard for five years. It’s sort of a law enforcement job right now, but anything could happen.