I had a long read on the Bismarck. At each engagement it was outnumbered. By the time it sank it took 400 hits. And it sunk not because of those torpedoes but because it's crew scuttled it. What a ship.

I feel sorrow for the loss of its and Hood's crew. Their crew's valiance and courage and ingenuity used for their own deaths.

I am grateful for many who survived the war and lived the course of their lives like the woman in this article. They built the world we live in today.

Edit: Apparently it is Memorial Day.