I've been looking into ancestors of mine that fought in WWI and WWII, through their military records. It's been fascinating looking at where they went and what they did. Two of them died in Europe; if I ever get the chance I might visit where they're buried and pay my respects.
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It is easy to go down into Hell;
Night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide;
But to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air –
There's the rub, the task.
– Virgil, The Aeneid (Book VI)