This is why my dissertation is relevant

Because we are still going to war, and still using a lot of the same rhetoric that motivated people during the Civil War. I first saw this promo in a movie theater a few years ago, and I couldn't believe that I was hearing "Citizen Soldier" sung over and over again with images of Iraq, the Revolution, and D-Day. I'm at the point now where I'm going to start thinking about what public engagement projects I'd like to do post-PEMCI, and I'm thinking that this might be a good conversation starter for a general audience talk.