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MEMO OF A VIETNAM MARINE
Some thirteen years following my own involvement in that now
referred to "Vietnam War", I have come to realize I am not, nor
ever was alone.
I did not go off to war alone, nor did I singlehandedly
engage the enemy in mortal combat !
Rather, I am one more Vet discovering his common bond
between his brothers and sisters.
Physical scars do not one day miraculously disappear.
Rather, with time widen, becoming much more hideous to view. So
it is true for the psychological scars that are branded into our
memories. They are not really forgotten - just put on hold.
Disney World is suddenly Charlie's World, and I'm in it !
Living color. A childhood is replaced with the cruel
realization that war respects no one man's innocence.
I have spent the better part of my post war existence trying
to forget, or at best, not admitting to my difficulties stemming
from that era.
Two marriages and numerous jobs, not to speak of several
medical problems later. I get smacked in the chest with reality,
literally; as if the Hulk himself has taken hold of my fat, hairy
torso, and slammed me against the wall.
Face to Face with facts.
No fiction and no more crap !
It happened, I was there. Now what am I to do about it ?
As I watch my five children transfixed in their, Wonderful
World of Disney, I know I must act before it becomes their
nightmare too.
C. Russell
November 1987