I relate to parts of this uncomfortably well—and I’ve got about a decade on you. Anecdote: when I was in 11th grade, our English teacher had us write an essay about where we’d see ourselves in five years. As she collected them, she told us that she already knew what they said, that they were all about the American…

The lead picture is a reminder for those who have forgotten. Or a lesson for those who are ignorant. If it inspires a handful of people to educate themselves then it has been an effective tool. It is certainly not out of place when it is a picture of the event that is being thoughtlessly referenced.