Today we visited Choeung Ek, one of the Killing Fields just outside Phnom Penh. Walking through the memorial—past the stupa filled with thousands of skulls, the mass graves, and the tree against which children were killed—the weight of what happened here is inescapable. We don’t shield our children from the difficult truths of history. Not to frighten them, but because understanding human suffering is essential to developing empathy, moral courage, and the conviction to stand against hatred. The

Choeung Ek Killing Fields, Cambodia – 25 June 2025. Shallow grassy graves form uneven ground in a wooded area, silently marking mass burial sites.