Memorial Day exists as a day to honor those who died serving their Country…Photographs of grace, horror and hope to never forget their sacrifice.

Thank you to all the brave men and women who have defended our country. We will not forget. This is not to glorify war but to enlighten those who really don’t understand the cost of any WAR.

These are the scenes in a field hospital located in Cens Cathedral during the campaign to retake the Philippines during the Second World War. December 12, 1944. Taken by Photographer W. Eugene Smith

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