Essay Archive - Vietnam
Vietnam
Well, this is it. Today I leave my home in Greensville, Maine for Vietnam. I am going to fight for my country. I am only nineteen years old and I know very little about the war. For better or worse I was drafted early last week.
The week had started out normal, and my life seemed perfect. My girlfriend Abbey and I had been together for almost two years, and I had recently gotten a new job at a local car repair shop. I was also saving up to attend college next fall. One night when I came home I was surprised to find my mother on our couch crying next to my father. She soo....
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