He served in the United States Army for twenty-two months and nineteen days. It was a length of time he would never forget.
After his discharge, he returned home on December 24th. His brother made it home on the 25th. JD didn't remember a happier, more celebrated Christmas.
He had promised himself that his first week home would be spent sleeping until noon. Instead, the morning found him cooking the household breakfast. Tommy sat at the table next to him, sipping coffee.
JD would never forget his momma's face. Her boys had come home, but they weren't boys anymore.
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Cigarettes and Penicillin
Historical FictionWar turns boys into men. It takes moments of your life and changes you forever. It's the little things that follow you. Snapshots. Stories you can tell your mother. Your father. Your aunt. Your son. Your granddaughter. There are good stories. Mome...
