Why we need a Memorial Day for civilian victims of war

What does it mean to mourn those who died without a uniform?We just passed Memorial Day, and while it often signals the start of summer, this piece invites us to think about its deeper, perhaps incomplete, meaning. It asks a profound question: what if our collective remembrance of war's cost is missing a huge, tragic piece? The author suggests that by focusing solely on military casualties, we overlook the exponentially larger number of civilian lives lost, and in doing so, might miss a crucial part of war's true horror. It’s a powerful invitation to broaden our empathy and redefine how we collectively mourn.A critique of Memorial Day's exclusive focus on fallen soldiers, arguing for a broader commemoration that includes the far greater number of civilian victims in modern warfare. It traces the historical shift in war casualties from combatants to non-combatants, presenting data from various conflicts to propose a new form of remembrance.Read at source: Vox