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It's at least been 2 years, maybe three, since I last heard from an old chum who's in the Marines and deployed 'in the sandbox,' in his words.
I'm not sure how he's doing, if he's still alive, or free/not a POW. I'm also not sure if the silence is intentional, or if it's a 'lost the number' thing (as I've lost his), or if he's incapable of getting out phone calls while deployed.
At this point, I'd be pretty happy to know that he's been well, living with his wife and just not feeling a need to chat. I'd also be happy (enough) to find out that he's still alive, but that he'd rather not talk to me for whatever reason, that we're no longer friends. I'd count that as a win, rather than finding out he died years ago and I haven't been able to hear about it.
I keep checking the casualty lists every month or so, looking for his name. It's a sad thing to admit: although I met him in ...97? and although we've been friends for years, we haven't kept in contact throughout all that time. I am not 100% sure of the spelling of his last name, although I'm almost certain of it.
I miss him, and wish him well. To absent friends.
I'm not sure how he's doing, if he's still alive, or free/not a POW. I'm also not sure if the silence is intentional, or if it's a 'lost the number' thing (as I've lost his), or if he's incapable of getting out phone calls while deployed.
At this point, I'd be pretty happy to know that he's been well, living with his wife and just not feeling a need to chat. I'd also be happy (enough) to find out that he's still alive, but that he'd rather not talk to me for whatever reason, that we're no longer friends. I'd count that as a win, rather than finding out he died years ago and I haven't been able to hear about it.
I keep checking the casualty lists every month or so, looking for his name. It's a sad thing to admit: although I met him in ...97? and although we've been friends for years, we haven't kept in contact throughout all that time. I am not 100% sure of the spelling of his last name, although I'm almost certain of it.
I miss him, and wish him well. To absent friends.