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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Lest we forget the reality of Iraq, yesterday <i>and <\/i>today.<br>Lest we forget the dehumanizing effects of <i>all war<\/i>.<br>Lest we forget the hatred instilled in those harmed with no hope of justice.<br>Lest we forget the wounds, emotional and physical, that accompany each military homecoming.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"hometitle\" style=\"color: #006699;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bolder;text-decoration: none\"><a class=\"hometitle decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org\/article.php?id=4112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Help us carry on Dr. Martin Luther King\u2019s legacy<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"homebody\" style=\"color: black;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"homebody\" style=\"color: black;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10px;font-weight: normal\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: black;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;font-weight: normal\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"color: black;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;font-weight: normal\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org\/img\/original\/mlk2.bmp\" style=\"height: 206px;width: 373px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7907151-3757789155697879276?l=americanbuddhist.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lest we forget the reality of Iraq, yesterday and today.Lest we forget the dehumanizing effects of all war.Lest we forget the hatred instilled in those harmed with no hope of justice.Lest we forget the wounds, emotional and physical, that accompany each military homecoming. 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