Finalizing this column on Veterans Day, I want to be clear that our nation is forever indebted to the millions of men and women who have served in uniform, as well as those serving today, in every corner of the globe, protecting our nation, our freedoms and our way of life as Americans.

A visit to Washington, D.C. and particularly to the National Mall cannot help but make your chest swell patriotism and pride, walking the several miles between our nation’s Capitol building, the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and across the Potomac River and into Arlington National Cemetery, some of the most hallowed ground in our country. Along that walk, you will encounter, ponder and potentially be visibly stunned by the monuments to veterans of World I, World War II, th

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