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44 The Golden Tortoise A dozen dog tags— real or fake? ghost of a squad This stranger’s name riding home in my wallet this brother’s name R Eight Americans, men and women, vets and civilians, pick our ways through heat and traffic. We arrive at the busy intersection where in 1963 Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc immolated himself to protest the Southern regime’s religious oppression and war frenzy. I bow before the humble memorial altar built on a street corner and protected from the stampede by a flimsy fence. I contemplate his act and our compulsion to honor it. Prayer When I burn let me sit R ...