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Memorial Day Reads

Paul Fussell died last week. Many obituaries have been written since, all worth reading (The Guardian’s here and the New York Times’ here). I tend to read by subject. I’ll travel to France, say, and when I get home I’m … Continue reading

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“11 alive…need small boat…Kennedy.”

Another fabulous letter memorialized by Letters of Note. Click here to read the full post.

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“I’m the nurse in your famous shot.”

The nurse writes in.

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