Dennis Prager describes Israel's Memorial Day, when sirens sound at noon and traffic stops so everyone stands in silence for a minute. He imagines American highways doing the same on Veterans Day, arguing that these collective pauses matter as acts of remembrance.
In Israel, on their Memorial Day— I was there once at that time by coincidence— at a given moment, maybe noon, sirens go off and all traffic stops, and every single person gets out of his or her car and just stands quietly for a minute. I have the chills as I recollect this. Imagine major highways all over the United States stopping for a minute, people getting out of their cars and honoring those who fell for the country. Holidays are very, very important, and obviously I'm referring in this case to Veterans Day.
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