Wreathed in Grief

“There will be parades and marching bands. Flag-waving and wreath-laying. Politicians will make speeches, friends will raise glasses and civilians will observe moments of silence. All to honor America’s service members, now and forever. But for those who have lost loved ones overseas in the Iran war, which has been waged since Feb. 28, this Veterans Day comes with a heaviness that only military families can fathom, and that will grow only more difficult as they face their first holiday season without their sons and daughters, siblings and spouses.” For Families of Those Who Died in the Iran War, a Veterans Day of Profound Loss. “Military families are navigating feelings of grief, pride and anger, as well as seeking answers about the deaths of their loved ones.”

+ We don’t usually associate casualties of war with the people working on the frontlines of our cyber agencies. But it turns out that job is proving to be increasingly deadly. Bloomberg (Gift Article): More Suicides at Spy, Cyber Agencies Scrutinized by Congress. “There is a lot of stress that a lot of us overlook because we think cyber is away from the front, and physically that’s accurate but intellectually and emotionally it’s inaccurate.”