On this day in 1984, I made my fifth and final jump at the US Army Airborne School. So many stories I have, and could, tell about those three weeks, but those are for another time. I mention the occasion today only because I heard a mention on the radio that today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

I remember noting on that day back in 1984 it being the 40th anniversary of D-Day, and of all that had happened in the world during those 40 years. Today, 40 years later, I find myself thinking about all that had happened in these past years. For me personally, and in the world more generally. 

So much has changed. So much has stayed the same. So much possibilty realized. And so much squandered.