A metaphor conceals the price paid by those who serve their country in times of war.
Sixty years after the signing of a truce, it's clear that this conflict set the pattern for multiple American wars to come.
A decade later, there are important lessons to be learned from that speech as we ponder military action in Syria.
As the U.S. grapples with sequestration, the economy, and other policy battles, the war has fallen (even farther) from view.