“Listen, what I did do that was illegal was I was in the marines, and we were at war. I was in a Humvee, and suddenly the next thing I knew was I was on the ground. I was deaf for 3 weeks, and partially blind in my left eye. The recovery team came out and a Lieutenant came to me and asked me what my name was. Everyone who knew who I was had just died. We were in a convoy, a group of trucks, and 4 of them got bombed. I have no idea how I made it out.
I was thrown very far away though, and was injured. When I looked him in the eyes, instead of telling him Mark, like I should have, I told him Richard. Richard was my best friend. He was sitting right next to me, and I saw him get blown to pieces. I told them that's who I was. I knew that he got to go home in a month. He told everyone. I still had a full year until I was finished. I couldn't do it Haillie, I just couldn't.” Haillie looked at him, she did have sympathy in her heart.
“I wanted to come back for you mother.
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