Chuck, I know you're asking, "Why? Why is it that the good ones have to take the fall?" I've asked the same questions in another time, another war. I still have no answers - except one: It's the good ones who "hang it out" to get the job done. Sounds like your Brother in Arms was one of those.
My Father was a career Army officer (served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam). He had a philosophy that talked about "The Man Upstairs". He felt all of us were put here for a reason and that there was no way we could ever understand that reason. We simply had to live it out the best way we knew how. I suspect I've absorbed some of that philosophy myself. I feel we just need to go on and do everything we can to be honorable and true to those we love.
To lose someone who you have literally trusted with your life is a crushing blow. I can't make the hurt go away and I can't explain why this happened. All I know is, he lives on through his twins. And, maybe, that's the best any of us can hope for in this world!
Peace, my friend.
- Jack
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