In fact, I shouldn’t have been here for most of my life. Sixty-two years ago, I was returning home from two weeks’ annual active duty in the Army Reserve. It was peacetime, so I never heard a shot fired in anger − unless you count people at the rifle range who were irritated by their low scores. But I still came within inches of being killed in the line of duty.
I Shouldn't Be Here
What a personal and poignant piece. There is so much here that needs to be shared as our society devalues life.