ADVERTISEMENT
Yet the reality is more tangled than a primetime monologue. At 6’7”, Barron may actually fall into a gray area of military medical standards, potentially disqualifying him from certain roles in tanks, armored vehicles, or aircraft. That hasn’t cooled the fury of those who believe leaders who choose war should send their own first. In the end, Barron has become something he never chose to be: the symbol of a nation’s rage at a war it never fully agreed to fight.