A powerful story by Andrew Joyce depicting the carnage of war, and drawing similarities between what led to the Nazi takeover of Germany and what is occurring now in the United States. Who or what is the enemy? Could it be our own lack of insight? Could it be that we have placed fear at the helm of our consciousness? This is a story that will stay with you for months, if not years ~ if not the rest of your life…
I went off to war at the tender age of sixteen. My mother cried and begged me to stay, but my country needed me. I would not see my mother again for four very long years.
Due to my age, I was assigned to field headquarters as a dispatch courier for the first two years of the war. However, by the beginning of the third year, I had grown a foot taller and was shaving. And because men were dying at an alarming rate, I was sent into the trenches.
They say that war is hell. I say hell is peaceful compared to living in a muddy trench with bombs exploding around you at all hours of the day and night. Though there were periods of respite from the shelling. Those were the hours when the enemy had to let their big guns cool or else the heat of firing…
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Reblogged, Tina, thank you (and Andrew Joyce, of course!
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Welcome, Mira, and thanks so much for the reblog! Hugs ❤
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Thank you for helping in getting the word out.
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Welcome, Andrew. It’s part of my job here on Earth 🙂 ❤
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Powerful, compelling, riveting read. It’s all I do is compare today’s climate with the beginnings of dictatorship. Wonderfully written in prose and message by Andrew. Sharing everywhere, ❤
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It affected me the same way, Deb. So glad you’re spreading the word. As I said before, the tide is turning and we need all oars in the water ❤
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You know my oars are moving girlfriend!!! xoxoxo ❤
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Don’t I know it! I often find myself in your wake 🙂 ❤
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Lol we are the wavemakers! 🙂 xo
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