Harm goes back in time again..
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BOIS DE BELLEAU, FRANCE (just north of Paris)
JUNE 1918
Machine gun fire had been raining down in the town. After three weeks the town was destroyed. The American Marines fought valiantly and recaptured the area from the Germans.
As night began to fall a tired young American marine looked for a place to rest. He came upon the remains of a church. Exhausted he carefully entered the church, making sure there was no enemy left. Of the 1200 German soldiers who they fought, 300 hundred were captured the rest were presumed dead, but one could not be too careful.
As he sat down, he removed his roll and held his rifle. He then heard a noise from the other side of the ruins.
"Who's there?" He yelled. "Show yourself."
"Americain?" She asked.
"Yes, um Oui, I am American. Do you speak English?" He asked.
"Yes Monsieur, I do." She replied. "Thank you."
"Thank you?" He asked
"Yes, thank you for your saving." She said.
"My name is Harmon." He said.
"I am Sarah." She answered.
"Where is your family?" Harm asked.
"I do not know we were separated as we tried to leave to Paris." Sarah replied.
"I'm sorry." Harm said.
"I will find them again." She replied.
As he looked into her eyes he could see that her strength was as powerful as her beauty. They sat together in the demolished church. They talked of their lives, the war and their dreams. The smell of war was all around them and yet all they noticed were the stars overhead.
"This was a beautiful church, it was a beautiful city." Sarah said. "Why they had to come here, I do not understand this."
"I wish I knew. People fight and go to war for the smallest of reasons." Harm answered knowing that this was not a question that could be easily answered.
"Harmon," she said, "will the fighting ever end?"
"I hope so Sarah, I pray that it does." Harm replied.
"Look, the sun is rising." Sarah said looking to the East.
"I need to get back to my unit." Harm said. "This night has been wonderful. Sitting here with you, talking. It's as if the war did not exist for one night."
"But Harmon, it does exist. It is all around us." Sarah said sadly.
Harm stood up, he needed to get back. He turned to Sarah and took her in his arms. He wanted to kiss her, but didn't. He held her close for a moment and then turned to get his roll.
"Allez avec Dieu, go with God Harmon." Sarah said.
"Will you be okay?" He asked. "Oui" she replied.
"I will never forget you Sarah."
HARM'S APARTMENT
"I wish I could do more." Harm said.
"Harm? Wake up, you're having another dream." Mac said.
"Mac, this is unbelievable." Harm said as he reached over to hug her.
"Don't tell me, another dogfight in the Pacific?" She asked.
"No, I was a Marine in France in World War One, and you and I met in the ruins of a church in Bois de Belleau." Harm said sounding very confused.
"Harm, do you want to talk?" Mac asked.
"No, not now. Just stay here with me." He replied as he tightened his hold on her.
"I'm not going anywhere Harm, go back to sleep." Mac said.
With that Harm drifted back to sleep.
Disclaimer: Don't own them
==================================================================
BOIS DE BELLEAU, FRANCE (just north of Paris)
JUNE 1918
Machine gun fire had been raining down in the town. After three weeks the town was destroyed. The American Marines fought valiantly and recaptured the area from the Germans.
As night began to fall a tired young American marine looked for a place to rest. He came upon the remains of a church. Exhausted he carefully entered the church, making sure there was no enemy left. Of the 1200 German soldiers who they fought, 300 hundred were captured the rest were presumed dead, but one could not be too careful.
As he sat down, he removed his roll and held his rifle. He then heard a noise from the other side of the ruins.
"Who's there?" He yelled. "Show yourself."
"Americain?" She asked.
"Yes, um Oui, I am American. Do you speak English?" He asked.
"Yes Monsieur, I do." She replied. "Thank you."
"Thank you?" He asked
"Yes, thank you for your saving." She said.
"My name is Harmon." He said.
"I am Sarah." She answered.
"Where is your family?" Harm asked.
"I do not know we were separated as we tried to leave to Paris." Sarah replied.
"I'm sorry." Harm said.
"I will find them again." She replied.
As he looked into her eyes he could see that her strength was as powerful as her beauty. They sat together in the demolished church. They talked of their lives, the war and their dreams. The smell of war was all around them and yet all they noticed were the stars overhead.
"This was a beautiful church, it was a beautiful city." Sarah said. "Why they had to come here, I do not understand this."
"I wish I knew. People fight and go to war for the smallest of reasons." Harm answered knowing that this was not a question that could be easily answered.
"Harmon," she said, "will the fighting ever end?"
"I hope so Sarah, I pray that it does." Harm replied.
"Look, the sun is rising." Sarah said looking to the East.
"I need to get back to my unit." Harm said. "This night has been wonderful. Sitting here with you, talking. It's as if the war did not exist for one night."
"But Harmon, it does exist. It is all around us." Sarah said sadly.
Harm stood up, he needed to get back. He turned to Sarah and took her in his arms. He wanted to kiss her, but didn't. He held her close for a moment and then turned to get his roll.
"Allez avec Dieu, go with God Harmon." Sarah said.
"Will you be okay?" He asked. "Oui" she replied.
"I will never forget you Sarah."
HARM'S APARTMENT
"I wish I could do more." Harm said.
"Harm? Wake up, you're having another dream." Mac said.
"Mac, this is unbelievable." Harm said as he reached over to hug her.
"Don't tell me, another dogfight in the Pacific?" She asked.
"No, I was a Marine in France in World War One, and you and I met in the ruins of a church in Bois de Belleau." Harm said sounding very confused.
"Harm, do you want to talk?" Mac asked.
"No, not now. Just stay here with me." He replied as he tightened his hold on her.
"I'm not going anywhere Harm, go back to sleep." Mac said.
With that Harm drifted back to sleep.