Title: Arlington Days Pt 1 (A Military Double Drabble) 1/2
Author: Lawrence Payne
Rating: PG
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Summary: Veteran's Days holds special meaning for a certain Scoobie.
Authors Notes: This was supposed to be posted on Veteran's Day but things got hectic and I could not post it until now.
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"They say we don't understand; that we don't care. I'm talking about the people on television, the news anchors, political pundits, and social commentators. They say my generation is not politically minded, that we don't care about anything. They call us slackers, the MTV Generation, or Generation X."
"Man I hate that term! Generation X. An entire age group, so generic and bland, that we don't get a real name. They act like we don't deserve one. Will someone please tell me what we have to do to deserve a real name?! Somebody forgot to mention it when I was in school. It wasn't in the lesson plan."
"They say we don't care. Well they're wrong. We do care. We care a lot."
"I'm not one of you. Technically. We're not brothers by lineage, I've never spilled my blood on a distant battlefield, but I do feel a kinship with you. Even if that kinship is based on a spell cast many moons ago on Halloween by some crazy ex-friend of Giles, it still feels real to me."
"Rest in peace brothers. Know that you will never be forgotten."
Xander rose, executed a perfect salute, then turned and walked away.
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