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Veronica's Soldier

It was a warm Friday evening in August of 1968 - a summer thunderstorm had just passed, and out the window I could see flashes of lightning in the distance as the rumblings and the clouds receded to the east. The bright, full moon emerged, and the ceiling fans in the living room and bedrooms drew in the sweet and reassuring smell of the fresh rain and the aroma of the honeysuckle. Paul phoned me from his parent's house - he was just back from infantry training, and he wanted to see me. And I wanted desperately to see him. I'd been expecting his call, but nevertheless my heart raced as we spoke - he'd been away for fifteen weeks, and the last time I'd seen him was as his Greyhound pulled noisily away from the Oklahoma City bus terminal bound for Fort Polk, Louisiana. I'd been able to fight back the tears and smile bravely for him as we waved and blew me a kiss - but the moment the bus turned down Main Street and I lost sight of his face, my heart gave way and I began to sob. Paul's mother put her arms around me and we wept together. Paul had been drafted, and we both knew that basic training and the infantry school that followed were the first steps in his inevitable journey to Vietnam. Now he was returned to us, if only for ten days. I gave him directions to the apartment. "I'll see you in about half an hour, Baby," he promised. "I'll be here," I answered. "Hurry."

My roommate was spending the night with her new boyfriend so Paul and I could be alone. Anna was 19, a year older than me. We'd been sharing a ...

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