Gone but not forgotten

Quotes:

1.It was 450 days of not existing as myself

2.I didn't feel challenged by the ardours of the missions or any austerity

3. It was the acceptance that it (Death of squad members) was forlorn

4.I'm older now, and you'd think I'd just grow out of my need for violence but I haven't. If anything I'm just more focused about it then ever.

Paragraph: Sitting there across the road attempting to process the atrocious event that had just happened. Blood spilled on the road and my ears ringing to death's call. Days are counted for soldiers in Iraq, and death may descend on a squadron at any moment. Explosions have a distinct sound, you’d think you hear screams of agony but there’s nothing. The agony simply falls futile to the loud disastrous roar of the IED. In the wake of this mess the squad leader is overcome by deadly reverberation of violence. But Joe simply continues onward with the mission, keeping his calm and concealing his sorrow. All left of the deathless body is a memorial bracelet, conjoined with Joe’s arm as are the thoughts of that day. A bracelet which represents not only the death of a friend, but the birth of a new identity.