Not too long ago I turned on the TV and there was a Christmas Movie. I started to watch it. I believe it was called "A Dog Named Christmas.".It was about a stray dog and a family that took him in temporarily. I was watching it and all of the sudden the father in the movie had a flashback to his time in Vietnam. He had found a dog that was hiding and thought it was the NVA. He fed it and it become their companion. Along with this flashback was incoming and he was badly wounded in the leg and was being airlifted out. He was yelling about the dog and where was his dog.
When I began watching this show on TV it appeared to be just a show about a lost dog. I never imagined that it would include a significant part about a wounded Vietnam Veteran and his not wanting to get close to another dog, his injuries sustained in the attack, etc. There is no way I can explain the emotions and memories I had at that moment.
I don't think there is ever a day that goes by that there isn't a smell, word, event, news item, etc. that brings those memories flooding back to me. There are times I wish I would forget about it all but, forgetting, means I forget about all those I served with and those who crossed my path. Something I do not want to ever forget.
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