The Apology
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Last published Sat, Sep 8, 2012
Fall, 1982, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was completed a few months ago. My family says I should go see it but I can't, I just can't. John Malford is a war veteran who came back to Wisconsin after 5 long years of service and 4 years of being a pow in the Vietnam War. But not everyone came back with him. A short-story about John and how he comes to terms with life.
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