What Makes a Country Worth Fighting For? (Essay)

This Memorial Day weekend and with the upcoming 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’ve been contemplating what exactly would compel someone to risk their life and well-being in war. Are there any truly good causes, and might there be some causes that are just not worth taking up arms over? Can a country cease to be worth fighting for? Here are some of the things I’ve come up with. What do you think? – JP Mac