I discuss the darker side of celebrating war and the moral injury of wars of choice. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and an existential wake.

This day is about the ashes of victory and blood lakes of defeat. I show how the American way of war is far more brutal and murderous than the usual suspects let on..

***This episode is not for the squeamish or faint of heart.***

U.S. WAR CRIMES IN THE PHILIPPINES

James M. Scott Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

Howard Jones My Lai: Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness

Karl Marlante ...