“Sitting in stunned silence, we remembered our dead. So many dead, So many maimed. So many bright futures consigned to the ashes of the past. So many dreams lost in the madness that had engulfed us. Except for a few widely scattered shouts of joy, the survivors of the abyss sat hollow-eyed and silent, trying to comprehend a world without war.” SilenceDreams LostEnd Of WarP376 Book:With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Source: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa