One day last month, my son came home with a long face. Like most of his peers, he had just attended his high school’s Remembrance Day ceremony. He was devastated. Every year, the names of graduates killed in service are read aloud. His school is a young one, such that before October 7, 2023, there were “only” two names on the list.
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