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Adam Gurri
Feb 28, 2022
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When I was five years old—the same age as my oldest—I sent a letter to the President. “Dear Mister President, I am glad you won the war.” The office of George H. W. Bush sent back a signed thank you letter with a picture of his dog.

When I was sixteen, two planes felled the Twin Towers, and one opened a large hole in the Pentagon. This is the closest war…

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