The simplest facts of James Gerald LaMarre Jr.’s life and death are etched in his gravestone at Arlington National Cemetery: born on May 2, 1921; died on Feb. 2, 1945; a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army from Virginia who served with the 18th Infantry.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
For Memorial Day, telling the stories behind the gravestones
Perspective by John Kelly
May 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EDT