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John Robson: As They Were Ready to Serve, So We Must Be

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John Robson: As They Were Ready to Serve, So We Must Be
U.S. reinforcements wade ashore in Normandy from a landing craft in the days following D-Day and the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, in June 1944 during World War II. Bert Brandt/Pool via AP
John Robson
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When I was a kid, Remembrance Day was a widely observed tribute to a bygone era, and to people who had shown a particular kind of virtue and dedication we wouldn’t be needing any more. It was heartfelt, including because virtue and dedication generally were still needed. But war? All gone.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”