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Perhaps . . .
A cannonball detonates a scream muted by death. North or South ... blue or gray . . . what could have been is no more. Perhaps an infant is fatherless. Perhaps a bride is a widow. Perhaps...
1915. . . World War I. One hundred twenty-eight Americans perish as a German submarine sinks the British Lusitania. In 1917, the United States declares war. American blood floods European trenches. Perhaps a book is never written. Perhaps an invention remains incomplete. Perhaps...
December 7,1941 ... Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. World War II is declared. Thousands die in the European and Pacific theatres. Perhaps a painting remains undone. Perhaps a song remains unsung. Perhaps ...
Conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East... more lives lost. Perhaps a planet exists in obscurity. Perhaps cures for cancer and AIDS are delayed. Perhaps
Perhaps the world has learned war has no "winner," that the fruits of peace are the true "victory." Perhaps...
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