"I must say, I'm a little envious," Bush said. "If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young ...

Every Veterans Day, PennLive republishes "Dulce et Decorum Est," by Wilfred Owen, a British soldier and poet who wrote one of the most enduring poems of the World War I era. It is thought to have ...

“Dulce et Decorum Est,” that he had read during his research for “Homeland.” The actor proceeded to read the ending of the poem, which describes a soldier’s suffering after being ...

Anyone who has ever had the good fortune to spend some time in Europe knows the news coverage over there of America’s military forays differs drastically from the jingoistic pap one is subjected to ...

Today is Nov. 11, Veterans' Day, a day we mark the contribution of all American veterans and their service to the nation. In Europe, they call today "Armistice Day." And they mark the day as the ...

This spirit is integral to the warrior ethos of every culture worldwide and is probably best exemplified by the line from Horace: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori – it is sweet and ...

ENCINO, CALIFORNIA The skirl of the bagpipes, the Highland Claymore draped in Black Watch tartan, the men in kilts, all were incongruities in this San Fernando Valley Episcopal Church. May 15 had ...

Early Saturday, the White House announced Trump and the first lady had scuttled plans, because of bad weather, for their first stop in the weekend’s remembrance activities—a visit to the ...

The apparently imminent war against Iraq has already claimed one casualty: a White House celebration of "Poetry and the American Voice." The event, which was to be hosted by first lady Laura Bush ...

One of his poems took as its title the first part of a line from Horace: “Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.” (“It is sweet and honorable to die for one’s country.”) But Owen’s ...