Armistice Day

Opinion 11/12/2026 06:10 AM So it goes David Dolmage Yesterday was Armistice Day, the day the armies of Europe laid down their arms, on the 11th hour of the 11th day. It’s also the day my brother decided to quit drinking.Newspapers had billed the first world war as “the war to end all wars” and there was a palpable sense of optimism that the sacrifice of every man who never left the muddy trenches of Verdun would not be in vain. Many believed a lasting peace would settle across the earth.My brother had always been the life of the party.

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