Charlie's Thud
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A Vietnam Veteran working at the Boneyard in Tuscon, AZ attempts to reconnect with his past through the jet fighter he flew during the war.
"It'd bring a tear to my eyes to see this plane get hacked up for parts."
Note: This story was written in 2010 as a final project for my Writing Fiction course when I was in college.
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