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An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed.

The author recounts his more than 6,500-mile journey across America, during which he visited the sites of famous rock star deaths and experienced philosophical changes of perspective.

We live in a culture of casual certitude. This has always been the case, no matter how often that certainty has failed.