We got in my car that I left for her and she drove us home. “That was so good Kimmie. Xxx I moved along with the river of soldiers, all of us flowing to baggage claims, all of us looking in the waiting crowd for that one face we have been urging to see, maybe a mother, a father, child, or friend, for me it was my wife, Kimmie. At this point I think every returning soldier says to himself, “Please don’t let me die on this runway after making it home from the desert.” The tires touch down, the brakes kick in to a sudden stop, the cabin cheers. Diaries of a Soldier – R&R (part 1)
The first real feeling of being home comes when you see that thin line of land appear over the horizon of the Atlantic Ocean like the rising sun.
Actors:
Lala Camile / Preston Philips
