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Observation. rushed texts and tweets and quick exchanges on the phone. a letter is something that you sit down, you think about it, type it or write it. in abraham lincoln's days, he wrote them. he question quite a few people. not on generals with whom he was displeased, but war widows and many, many more. and they carried lasting impact, didn't they? >> sure. i mean, one of the problems with the internet is that we rap out these quick messages. writing a letter long, makes you think. you have to think about it. thought is too often missing in communications between any of us in this modern ag...

National security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. >> the history of memorial day and the tomb of the unknowns is intertwined with our nation's history. it became a national holiday in 1971 but its origins go back to the civil war. it was originally called decoration day and began when war widows from the civil war began laying flowers and flags on the graves of union soldier may 5, 1866 they closed their shops in waterloo, new york and went out to decorate the graves of their sons and fathers, 600,000 americans died on the battlefield during the american civil war. two ...

Is there a sense that those problems are being addressed? >> janah: the war was very brutal, and people, after 30 years, everybody is tired of war. we have a very affected population; there are about 30,000 war widows, close to 25,000 orphan children, about 15,000 people who were land mine victims. from the government side, they are still a bit scared, that there may be war popping up again, but slowly now they are addressing issues, like employment-wise, opportunity-wise, and there are a lot of occupied lands, now they are slowly giving it back. >> anthony: so, hopeful? >> janah: yeah, i see ...

Been rebuilt. slowly, now they are focusing on rebuilding infrastructure, they are renovating all these ponds and lagoons, and now slowly business is thriving in this part of the country. >> anthony: the underlying discontent, the given reasons for the war. problems are being addressed? >> janah: the war was very brutal, and people, after 30 years, everybody is tired of war. we have a very affected population; there are about 30,000 war widows, close to 25,000 orphan children, about 15,000 people who were land mine victims. from the government side, they are still a bit scared, that there may ...

Discontent, the given reasons for the war. is there a sense that those problems are being addressed? >> janah: the war was very brutal, and people, after 30 years, everybody is tired of war. we have a very affected population; there are about 30,000 war widows, close to 25,000 orphan children, about 15,000 people who were land mine victims. from the government side, they are still a bit scared, that there may be war popping up again, but slowly now they are addressing issues, like employment-wise, opportunity-wise, and there are a lot of occupied lands, now they are slowly giving it back. >> a...