I was 21 years old, spending my second Christmas in Korea after being drafted into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I was alone, walking back to my barracks after a night out with the guys. It was cold and dark, Christmas Eve. I wrapped my arms around myself and trudged onward.
Everyone had talked about what they missed back home. The holiday festivities. Their families. All my comrades had something they’d return to. But not me. I didn’t even mind being far away for the holidays.
I’d had a rootless childhood, landing with my grandparents when I was 11. I never met my dad. I didn’t even have a brother to lean on. I resented the fact that I was basically alone in the world.
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