Leading up to my first day in officer training, I was given a copy of A Sense of Honor by James Webb. The book describes the lives of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy during the Vietnam War. Webb grapples with the idea of the Academy changing from a place that trains 'warriors' to one focused on creating technically and academically proficient officers. One scene stood out for me: Photos of the men killed in Vietnam, some who had graduated less than a year before, were placed in the Rotunda, a central, sacred place midshipmen walk through on the way to their rooms or classes.

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