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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. Even if the benefits of utilizing military naval capabilities to safeguard sea routes are difficult to prove, these possible dangers and repercussions are frequently cited as justification.

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