My 1st memories of the realities of War were as a young girl of maybe 7. I was at a girl scout meeting when my Mom arrived, pulled me aside and told me I would be going home with one of her friends after the meeting. I later learned that my Dad's bosses Son had been killed in Vietnam. That memory has always been with me. I worked for the Air Force for 13 years, am married to a retired Air Force officer, but never in my 50+ years has the reality of War been so real as this past week. …
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