Honor the US war dead: Stop adding to their ranks

It is now, in late May of each year, that the nation commemorates its war dead. The tradition of Memorial Day began after the great trauma of the Civil War.

Subsequently, after World War I, it became a celebration more generally of those who died in all wars, a tally that continues to grow even now.

The best way to honor the service of those who gave all for freedom is to ensure that war is always a last resort in U.S. policy.

At the present moment, it is to end the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, something two presidents tried and failed to do.

More than a year has passed since the last U.S. servicemen died in battle in Afghanistan.

There is no reason to continue running even a slight risk of more senseless deaths in the longest-running war in U.S. history.

The best way to honor the nation's war dead is to stop adding to their ranks.

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