Memorial Day will take on an even more somber tone this year. The occasion honors the women and men who died serving their country, and the holiday has become an unofficial start to summer, synonymous with backyard barbecues and festive parades. This year, however, the public-health crisis that has stricken the globe will offer an additional dimension to the act of service, sacrifice and patriotism in America. Coronavirus has claimed over 92,000 American lives and 45 million jobs, by one measure, and accelerated seismic shifts in the economy, hastening the bankruptcies of some major retail chains, including J.C. ... (full story)