Jim M

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“Fifteen Miles” by Jim M

Submitted to Contest #211

Fifteen Miles by Jim McMahon     Every day this summer, since the draft notice arrived in June, I’ve been trying with alcohol and drugs to induce amnesia against this moment. But Walter Cronkite and the CBS Evening News, live from Viet Nam, won’t let me forget.     “And that’s the way it is,” I mutter.     “What?” Dad says, and we climb into his red Mazda Pickup. It’s a short distance to Highway 395, and fifteen miles to the airport. Hopefully, we can cover that distance without g...

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