In honor of #MemorialDay, let’s take a moment to ponder the familiar phrase &ld
In honor of #MemorialDay, let’s take a moment to ponder the familiar phrase “in memoriam”. While it commonly stands for “in memory of”, it literally means “into memory” - accusative of place to which. When you see this construction on a tombstone, know that it represents an active process, not a static one, continued by you the observer.Pictured: Sicily-Rome American military Cemetery in Nettuno near Anzio (©2006 Stephen Sommerhalter) -- source link
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