This is the end of a well written piece in the New York Times.
“I don’t know if this war is worth the life of Terry Lisk, or 10 soldiers, or 2,500 soldiers like him,” Colonel MacFarland told his forces. “What I do know is that he did not die alone. He was surrounded by friends.”A Greek philosopher said that only the dead have seen the end of war,” the colonel said. “Only Terry Lisk has seen the end of this war.”
The soldiers turned and walked back to their barracks in the darkness. No one said a word.
Read the whole thing.