The history of the US is an inspiring one. Though far from unimpeachable, it’s a rich history of discovery and achievement, punctuated by success and failure, periodic course corrections, and epic advances in technology. The US is an incubator for technological discovery, and since the late 18^th century, has churned out extraordinary discoveries, by rolling out electrical grids, revolutionizing farming, and now retooling supply chains and addressing climate change following a global pandemic. All of this is possible because men and women sacrificed themselves, their children, their parents, best friends, and husbands, etc. 

Memorial Day in the US is meant to be a reflective holiday and remember the many sacrifices veterans have made to protect our freedoms, freedoms that now extend to other parts of the world.  It wasn’t that long ago that something crude and insidious spread across Europe.  Armies fueled by amphetamines and radical…