Memorial Day

This Memorial Day, I haven't just been thinking of those who died in combat, but also of those who've died because of combat. This morning's NPR story about 23-year-old Ivan Lopez, who struggled with PTSD after returning home and then became the 14th Pennsylvania Guardsman since 2003 to die by his own hand, is just one reminder of the brutal cost of war.

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