This month's On Display collab topic is veterans. That word instantly makes me think of my grandfather, or obtaining military records, of genealogy, of the government's offer to give him a veteran's funeral, of war stories. The idea of veterans conjurs individual veterans I have know, not the generic, heroic image we honor each year.

As a side note, I am really surprised that September 11th wasn't some sort of official memorial day. Of course, I don't get off national holidays, so...

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