Imagine, if the job fell to you, what you would tell the family of a young soldier who has been killed in Iraq? You would say, of course, that he was a fine soldier and that he was very brave, and you would leave out the part about ghastly wounds, suffering, and fear. But what would you tell them he died for? That is the real question, and it is as hard to answer now as it was during Vietnam. I clearly remember the first time I pondered it. It was in 1967. I was an honor guard looking into … Continue reading What Would You Tell Them?