I had left a part of myself on a dirty little patch of earth seven thousand miles from home. Like so many other young American soldiers, that part of me is better left untouched. For so many years I clung to the memory that haunted my dreams. It took friendship and love to unleash the chains and allow me to realize it was time to forgive myself and forget the heartache I had witnessed. I am one of the truly fortunate, some have not yet found the key to be free of their self imposed torture. But as for me, I no longer walk alone.
Thank you all for reading my story. Please take a moment to remember what the young men of our country have sacrificed for you and me. Many will continue that sacrifice until they have taken their last breath. LYG
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Been There, Done That, Got Scars to Prove It
Wish you were still around writing. Like most of your stories. Absolutely loved this one. Still have my scars, both inside and out, from that shitty place. Got to love a determined woman. Mine saved me from my self-destructive actions. She was a nurse at the VA hospital that I ended up in after several years of life that wasn't much of a life. That was 45 years ago and I thank God everyday that she loves me. I'll never understand why, but she does and I love her more than life. I pray every night that God doesn't take my sunshine away.more...
leapyearguy
resubmit this in romance, it deserves more readers.
powerful emotions
For some this is just a good story
Others know how deep it goes.
One of the many lines I enjoyed was:
"With every passing day I love Cheryl more than the last but not nearly as much as the next"
Love and War
My brother was 19 in 1967. He married his girlfriend a couple of weeks before shipping off to Viet Nam. He was dead within a few months. She was at his funeral. They gave her his flag and we never saw her again. I hope she had a good life. My brother was a volunteer and a hero. He has been missed for almost 50 years.more...
Right on
It was the shits. I lost my future wife while overseas. I married two months after I got home to a girl I just met. Now we've been married 49 years Best thing to ever happen to me😍
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