Soldier

Location

46614
United States
41° 36' 3.3336" N, 86° 16' 36.48" W

Bam!

A gun goes off.

Blood is spattered on the battlefield.

The soldier holds his gut.

As his body falls slowly to the ground, something flashes.

His wife now a lonely widow.

His son, now 4 and without his daddy.

His mother.

His father.

His life was gone.

And so was theirs.

©2010 Mariah Pawlak

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