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A Veteran’s Day Suggestion
Like many veterans, I have a list of dates that are important to me. They come and go with regularity throughout the year and rarely do they coincide with designated "holidays" like Veteran's Day. There are the normal ones, like birthdays and my anniversary, and then there are the others. 14 February: The day Teddy and Nes were killed when their huey went down. 23 March: An Nasiriyah. 22 July: The day I learned James had been killed in Afghanistan. 7 August: The day my younger brother crashed in Afghanistan. And others. I mark the passing of each of these [...]
Move Is Complete
The drive from Virginia to southern California went better than we had any right to expect. The kids entertained themselves with trinkets and books and Kitty, our dog, enjoyed looking out the back window of our aptly named Honda Fit. When we arrived we found our house to be in pretty good order--never something to take for granted after renting it out for 6 years--but we did have to immediately buy a new refrigerator and stove. Joy. I waited a tortuous two days before finally getting in the water. Somehow it didn't feel right to leave Lena unpacking the house [...]
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