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good to see
you, uncle ted.
mom said you
wanted to see
me as soon as I
got back.
my goodness…twenty
years in the army.
That’s a
long
time.
you
should
know.
you
spent
more
than
twenty
plus years
on
that
trail.
yes, I did. my trail
took me through
vietnam…
as you know, I was a driver
in a transportation unit,
uncle ted. I drove in some
of the worst conditions
possible.
“some days it hit 120 degrees
in the desert… nights
dropping into the 40’s.”
“some days it blew so
hard I couldn’t see my
hand in front of me…”
I got to
know my
pmcs so
well, I
could do it
in my sleep!
a good
soldier
has to
maintain
her
equip-
ment.
I
like
your way
of thinking.
come
into the
garage.
there’s
something
I think
you’ll
appreciate.
tillie, do you
remember your
great aunt
bessie?
that’s an
understatement. her
life was the stuff
of which
legends
are made.
not so
much.
grandma
said
she was
“her own
kind of
person.”
…tell me more
about iraq and
afghanistan.
tillie!
welcome
home.
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