"Harriet, the Admiral just heard from Gunny."
"Oh God, Bud. Are they all right? Where are they?"
I look at her and I don't know what to say. She's been so hopeful, so strong for all of us. How can I tell her? I am having trouble looking her in the eye.
"Bud?
"We don't know yet, honey. Gunny and Mr. Webb are safe, but no one's heard from Harm and Mac. I guess it was pretty bad down there. Webb was tortured and Gunny's been shot..."
She gasps and the sound pierces my heart. She has had so much pain in her life. She's lost so much. If the Colonel and the Commander don't come back, I'm not sure she'll ever be the same.
I feel so inadequate. I can't help them and I can't help Harriet. For the first time I realize just how much I truly lost on that field in Afghanistan.
"Oh God, Bud. Are they all right? Where are they?"
I look at her and I don't know what to say. She's been so hopeful, so strong for all of us. How can I tell her? I am having trouble looking her in the eye.
"Bud?
"We don't know yet, honey. Gunny and Mr. Webb are safe, but no one's heard from Harm and Mac. I guess it was pretty bad down there. Webb was tortured and Gunny's been shot..."
She gasps and the sound pierces my heart. She has had so much pain in her life. She's lost so much. If the Colonel and the Commander don't come back, I'm not sure she'll ever be the same.
I feel so inadequate. I can't help them and I can't help Harriet. For the first time I realize just how much I truly lost on that field in Afghanistan.