Reflecting on the US as World’s Peacekeeper

A World War I army re-enactor marches in the nation's largest Veterans Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 11, 2015. Following the end of World War I, a U.S. Army general, Harry Hill Bandholtz, helped to keep the peace in Hungary, preventing the National Museum from being looted by Romanian soldiers. He was part of a long tradition of U.S. peacekeeping.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Should you ever find yourself in Budapest, Hungary, take the time to visit the Szabadság tér (Liberty Square), a park lying across from the U.S. Embassy.