Steve nodded again. "That's the one I fought in," he said. "That one truly was world wide, with both European and Pacific theaters. We'll spend time at the World War II memorial for that one."

A memorial that didn't have a spot about the Howling Commandos, if Steve could swing it. That would just be awkward.

"We learned belatedly that if you really rub your victory into your defeated enemy's face, it fosters a generation of resentment that leads to war very soon afterwards."