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Gratitude on Veterans Day

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The sun rises behind the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, which depicts the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, on Veterans Day in Arlington, Va., November 11, 2026.

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If is about anything, it’s about gratitude. Gratitude for this country, gratitude for our Constitution, and gratitude for a free people who, when called upon, still go forth to the nation’s defense.

Yesterday, I received a letter in the mail from a girl in Boston.

Mark Antonio Wright

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Mark Antonio Wright

Mark Antonio Wright is the executive editor of National Review.

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