U.S. Army Corporal Joseph Micks was honored in a ceremony at the Gladstone Armory today. In his honor, a park will be built with the donations that I'm sure poured into an account setup for his memorial. I didn't know Joe that well, but I think he would have been proud of a park bearing his name. Mostly it is odd to think that while we continue to see news of a war we can't win and a park not yet built, a young man I knew has given his life for a cause that I'm supposed to believe in. It's a double-edged sword that leaves me feeling nothing but sad and bitter.

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