A Veteran’s Letter to His Daughter: You Brought Peace to a Troubled Soul

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A Veteran’s Letter to His Daughter: You Brought Peace to a Troubled Soul
The Military Child. Lt. Col. John Hall, U.S. Army
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Munchkin I love you, and even though I don’t always show it or act like it, please never doubt it. I know this is going to be hard because of the rough relationship we’ve had since you were born. I know, believing it will be twice as hard especially when you read these words and I’m gone.

Clay D. is a father and a veteran of 5 war zones, with 9 combat deployments, 3 brothers killed in action, and 1 divorce. Most of his adult life has been spent in the Middle East and South East Asia.
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