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Veterans Day
The red ball of the sun sank slowly through the purple clouds and behind the distant trees. The old soldier sat quietly watching the sunset. Reflections from the gold aviator wings pinned on his threadbare robe flickered along the wall with each raspy breath. It was the same scene he had watched for years. The young blonde nurse always stood in the background until the last rays had tinged the sky in orange and the evening star appeared before wheeling the chair back into the room. Her...