After 12 months of hell, you finally make it back home. You’re relieved that you have no physical wounds, yet something doesn’t feel right. For the men, it is apparent who served in Vietnam. They had buzz cuts. Nobody recognizes your service, unless you tell them. You know that you don’t want to return to nursing, but now what? You meet a guy you knew in Vietnam. He asks, “I’m going on a long road trip. Do you want to come along?”

Take the trip

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