In the middle of a war in which some people say “support the troops by bringing them home,” crassly treating them as victims for cynical political purposes, it’s important on this Memorial Day to remember that it is not our job to protect them, but theirs to protect us, and how astonishingly bravely and selflessly they do it.

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Jules Crittendon has a roundup of Memorial Day links.

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Michael Yon has some Memorial Day thoughts from Anbar province:

Q has already made it to Germany and is about to be flown home. CSM Pippin is on his way to Germany. Along the way, excellent groups like Soldiers