Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Anthony Blinkin, Secretary of State, Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense absolved themselves of any responsibility in destroying “No one left behind”
Individual people and nations live and die by their maxims.
Maxims are general truths, fundamental principles, and rules of conduct. The word has been around for at least 700 years.
An American maxim recently died. “No one left behind.”
In a literal sense, it was never fully accurate. Wars have unavoidable ways of leaving some combatants behind.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier testifies that the remains of not all KIA’s are identified.