Memorial Day's true legacy

The Brief May 30, 2016
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Memorial Day's True Legacy
The scourge of terrorism can make it seem like the world is aflame. But battlefield deaths—which is what we honor on Memorial Day—are down around the world, TIME's Mark Thompson writes
[http://time.com/4350776/memorial-days-true-legacy/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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How Memorial Day Became a Three-day Weekend
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[http://time.com/4346170/memorial-day-three-day-weekend/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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What First Class Travel Says About Gender Inequality
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[http://motto.time.com/4329919/flying-gender-inequality/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Sebastian Junger Says PTSD Is Our Fault
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[http://time.com/4351069/memorial-day-2016-veterans-ptsd-sebastian-junger-tribe-book/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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[http://time.com/4351475/twitter-women-whore-slut/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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