Curriculum » Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Memorial Day
How best can we remember and honor those who gave the last full measure of devotion? The editors—with Senator John McCain, editor William Kristol, and Command Sergeant Major Michael T. Hall (ret.)—reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day. Continue reading
In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched with Fire by Oliver Wendell Holmes
As personal memories of these conflicts fade, people—especially young people—may wonder why Memorial Day matters. Just such a question is the point of departure for this Memorial Day address that Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935) delivered on May 30, 1884, in Keene, New Hampshire. Continue reading