A little late for Memorial Day, but linked below is the most often reprinted article by WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle. Above the piece you will find links to virtually all of his articles. Pyle himself was killed by a Japanese sniper in the Pacific.
https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/erniepyle/1944/01/10/the-death-of-captain-waskow/
https://sites.mediaschool.indiana.edu/erniepyle/1944/01/10/the-death-of-captain-waskow/