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I'matanothertvfuneralwiththatsoldierinthebackgroundhaze. I'velearnedto
scanquickly: ranknameagebranchhometownthenglanceathiseyesand
trytoknowhimhewasthecenterofauniversetheyconstantlypassed
throughhismindhismomhisdadtheirmessagesoflovethemostbeautifulgirl
he'deverknownhecouldn'twaittotreasureagainhissmallchildrenclosein
aportraitlikeinhislifewiththemtheylooklikehimbrothersandsisterspiecing
togetherhisstoryintheirmindsnephewsniecesatcookoutsandbirthdaysand
ballgamesfriendswhogrewwithhimandlearnedofhisothersidesandallthe
holidayswereshiningmomentshesharedwithallofthemhe'sleftthemforever
andthousandsofmenhisagealiveandangryshoutinthestreetswherehediedfor
hisarmytoleavetheirhomelandandgohomeIhaveanother4secondstoknow
thenextsoldierimageI'llneverseeagainwhenhefadesfromthescreen
atthecloseofhis4-secondfuneral...hewasthecenterofauniverse...
—Mike Henrich