TIME CAPSULE: "A Death in the Family" by Christopher Hitchens
Mark Daily T oday marks seven years since Christopher Hitchens' death. He was a prolific intellectual and my favorite author. In his memory I'd like to share one of my favorite articles he wrote about former Army Lieutenant Mark Daily and his wonderful family. For me the article evoked many emotions and left me thankful to be an American, as well as, hopeful for our Nation's future. I hope you come away from reading the below article with similar emotions. I hope it moves you. You can find the original article HERE and embedded below. A DEATH IN THE FAMILY by Christopher Hitchens Having volunteered for Iraq, Mark Daily was killed in January by an I.E.D. Dismayed to learn that his pro-war articles helped persuade Daily to enlist, the author measures his words against a family's grief and a young man's sacrifice. I was having an oppressively normal morning a few months ago, flicking through the banality of quotidian e-mail traffic, when I id...
