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I tried asking my dad why he never talked about his time in the army. His answer about a guy named Charlie from his unit made me cry.
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patricia_gonzalez2mo ago
Did he ever tell you more about Charlie, or was that it?
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spencer7822mo ago
No, that was pretty much it. You know how it is, patricia_gonzalez. People drop these little bits about their past, but the full story stays locked up. I see it all the time, not just with him. It's like everyone's carrying around these old, half-told stories they think are too boring or too heavy to explain. Makes you wonder what we're all walking around with.
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the_thea1mo ago
Sometimes I think we read too much into stuff, you know? Maybe the peaches were just peaches and the guy's story was really that simple.
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nancyn692mo ago
My uncle's whole Vietnam story is just him and a guy named Dave who shared a single can of peaches. That's the veteran version of a full biography right there. They really do hand out these tiny puzzle pieces and expect us to understand the whole picture.
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