Stories tagged “veteran”
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Riding with a Ghost
I drove. He talked. That’s the way I remember it. I’d picked him up by the side of a long, straight, dusty road in the back end of beyond. Everything he owned lived a small, green knapsack that he slung over one shoulder, except for a batte...
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...And when it runs, it is deep red
I knew he was one of my own. That 1,000 mile stare, the short hair, clean shaven face. Once you live the lifestyle, it is hard to live any other way. The story he told me brought back memories, nightmares, from a life time that I was doing my best to f...
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The War Hero
I look back upon my life and question it’s purpose. I spend my nights haunted by visions of death and the losing of all worldly innocence at the singular pull of a trigger. The soft sensation of intestines yielding to the point of my bayonet bind...