The Sorrow in Our National Monuments It's easy to be swept up in the grandeur of America's national monuments: soaring architecture, solemn dedication ceremonies, and reverent crowds on anniversaries like September 11.
But what about the people behind these memorials? Those who left a piece of themselves etched into stone and steel forever.
Sasha Arutyunova's essay in The Atlantic reminds us that our national catastrophes are not just events to be commemorated, but also personal tragedies that leave deep scars.