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Life, Freedom, and Simple Pleasures: Remembering Those Who Paid the Highest Price

In the United States, many of the things people treat as ordinary—time with family, the ability to speak freely, the chance to worship or not worship, and the comfort of everyday routines—rest on a foundation laid by others at a tremendous cost. As the country pauses to remember the fallen, it is worth recognizing that these freedoms are not automatic features of modern life.