How a WWII Veteran Grappled With the Horrors of Combat to Resume Life Back Home
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May 29, 2017 |
| On this solemn Memorial Day, we again honor those in the armed forces who laid down their lives defending our nation. We've got reflections on the true meaning of the federal holiday from defense policy expert John Venable, historian Lee Edwards, and our readers. See video reports on one GI's revelation during World War II and the 30th annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle run from Kelsey Harkness and Genevieve Wood, respectively. Plus: Dean Cheng on Trump's tougher line on China, and Fred Lucas on big business pushing the president to accept climate orthodoxy. |
FeatureHow a WWII Veteran Grappled With the Horrors of Combat to Resume Life Back HomeCarl Lavin was in high school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. At 18, the Ohio native decided to join the Army. |
CommentaryI'm a Veteran. Here's What I Think About on Memorial Day.In the course of my years in the service, I received the contagious laughter, the loves, and aspirations of 11 different men who laid down their lives. |
CommentaryWatch the Rolling Thunder RunThe Daily Signal's Genevieve Wood covers the annual parade of motorcyclists on Facebook Live. |
CommentaryTrump Signals New US Approach to China With Tough ActionsFor the first time since at least 2012, the United States is signaling Beijing that its efforts to dominate the South China Sea will not be meekly accepted, but will be challenged. |
CommentaryThe Meaning of Memorial Day, From the Civil War OnMemorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, set aside to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers. |
NewsThe Possible Reasons Big Corporations Are So Eager for Trump to Break His Promise on Paris Climate DealEuropean countries and major corporations are pressuring President Trump to remain in the Paris climate agreement despite his promises on the campaign trail to withdraw the U.S. from the Obama-era deal that never gained congressional approval. |
CommentaryWe Hear You: On Memorial Day, Why Americans Don't Forget to Remember"As a soldier, I remember walking up a trail from the beach past Sainte-Mère-Église, seeing a burning Jeep with a body. Hearing the first sounds of the Germans' 88 mm guns. Receiving our first mortar fire. And thinking this is madness," writes Frank Jenkins. |
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