LJ Idol: Week Nine - Marching Orders

[ckocher]

The orders come down and they say goodbye to their families. They stuff their lives into a duffel bag, their feet into their boots and they go. They march through sand, through jungles, through snow and ice. They do it because they had no other options, because they want to someday go to college, because they want to fight, because they want to

Comments

[sweeny_todd]

Good lord.. there sure is an emotional punch there!

[basric]

A powerful entry. Very well done.

[myrna_bird]

Sorry for your losses. This was very clear cut. Well done.

[bewize]

Sweet and sad.

[snarkerdoodle]

This was a very well done piece, especially in so short a space.