I said to myself "I'm okay" and gave my usual smile. I didn't feel a desperation, more like a kind of defiance...
Three years stationed in Germany with the US Army Infantry has definitely taken it's toll on me. But still I defy. Still I break the barriers in front of me. Still I find new limits to achieve, then set those limits as obstacles to bust through.
May 3rd I arrive back in Mississippi, ready to reintegrate myself back to the civilian lifestyle. I'll only be staying a couple of months, however, before I'm off to ITT Tech in South Carolina. I'll be accompanied by my best friend and his girlfriend. Another grand adventure, another shot at new vistas, another attempt to grasp and hold and cherish what's on that horizon.
Damn, but I can't wait...
