"In Memoriam"

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Napoleon had the rare occasion to be in Washington on Memorial Day, and wandering row upon row of white headstones in Arlington National Cemetery gave him pause.

“So many,” he shook his head watching a couple walk past him carrying flowers and a small American flag. “And too few remembering."

There were constant protests against American presence in Vietnam. He too wasn’t sure about the U.S. being there, but to mistreat those who were willing to sacrifice themselves for others, tormenting those left behind, was just wrong.

He found his friend Scotty Bob’s grave and knelt.*

“Hey buddy, I haven’t forgotten you...”

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* ref “Seoul Survivors” http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7371168/1/Seoul_Survivors and “Brothers Old and New” http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7316278/1/Brothers_Old_and_New