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The Weight of Memory

Tailwind

I watched the Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam War for the third time this past week on Netflix. My dad was 17 when it ended but I remember a man named Percy coming to visit us at our cottage one summer just outside of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. November 11 th is Remembrance Day in Canada.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Only in times of conflict have there been closures, where one side prohibited the other from reaching and using the chokepoint (e.g. Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Potential for closure or interruption.

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