In an ugly fit of rage, I set out alone at midnight to retrieve my car on foot. A major thunderstorm was brewing, but I was so mad I didn’t care. I just wanted to get my car back as soon as possible. My boyfriend had borrowed it and failed to return it, again. My [...]
The August day was hot, but inside . . . my heart felt cold and fragile. My twin boys were leaving the nest, leaving me. They were ready to go. Colorful multipacks of Gatorade and snacks were stacked next to the door. Their suitcases, laptops and coffee makers were already in the car. At breakfast, I [...]
Private Nelson Jones was pinned down under fire with his unit in a small square in Oerlinghausen, Germany, on a chilly morning in April, 1945. As he tried to return fire, an ear-splitting blast from a German Panzer tank killed him, instantly. A year earlier, he was walking the halls as senior class president of [...]