I wrote this story when I first learned that the Vietnam Memorial replica wall was coming to my hometown. I rewrote the ending recently, since the story was originally written about how I thought I'd react when faced with that wall. The feelings that I wrote about were exactly what I turned out to feel except at the end. As I was leaving the area with my wife a feeling that I could not have anticipated came over me. My visit to the wall has helped immeasurably in my healing process. You may have noticed that the main character's name, the name of his town or even the state where he lives is never mentioned or implied, I wanted him to represent every man who was there and still has some serious issues with Southeast Asia. I hope that this story helps others to begin to heal also.