I Don't Have a Choice but to Remember Iraq

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Bob mentioned the date Ricky died over and over when we talked. He told me his community hasn't forgotten Ricky either. Every October 24th, friends and family come over to his house for a vigil. They remember Ricky together. I say in the piece that if Ricky were still here, he'd probably wear a pink polo. He probably would.

The war in Iraq has been declared over by nearly every president since the one who started it 20 years ago today. But it’s still not done. At SXSW in Austin, Texas, Sean Rameswaram explained why it’s important we remember.

This episode was written by Sean Rameswaram, produced by Sean and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and mixed by Paul Robert Mounsey.

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