a good friend of mine just informed me it's been 20 years since he came back from Parris Island. That was a quick 20 years.
Posted by
Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit)
Apr 10 '12, 15:03
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I'd forgotten that it was also his uncle's Birthday today. His uncle who died in Vietnam with the Marines. His uncle who my friend admitted to me, many years later, went into the Marines to "finish his uncle's tour". It was over many drinks and quiet but thoughtful conversation. It wasn't like an announcement. It was just said matter-of-factly.
It's sort of amazing that otherwise ordinary people are walking around that none the less do extraordinary things like this.
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