It's The Atlantic, so every article is infused with TDS. I tried to get beyond that and focus on the premise of the article.
And having been to Normandy, Hamm, Henri Chapelle, Ardennes, Lorraine, St Mihiel, the British Cemeteries in Flanders, the French Cemeteries at Verdun and yes, even to German Cemeteries in the same locations, one is struck with the sense of loss that cannot be put into words.
That was one thing that all our battlefield staff rides ended with, a tour of the cemeteries, so we as officers could understand the true cost of our decisions.
When my parents came to visit, we went to a couple of cemeteries, they wanted to visit the graves of the men they knew.