Private Felix Longoria, killed in action 1945
We love America. Its big and beautiful. But, like all human communities, the USA is a community of humans and humans, even the best of us, are imperfect. We never do everything right. We learn from our past by remembering the good and the bad. This isn’t an argument for “woke” histories, like the 1619 Project. They are political agendas masquerading as history, intended to command your obedience, not inform the citizenry. We have written on this topic before. Wokeness aside, there is virtue in looking at the good and the bad of our history. That’s how we come to understand the value of virtue.