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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:13:21 GMT -7
"Good. Now just don't get yourself killed in this patrol."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:15:20 GMT -7
Shifty let out another laugh, before patting his gun. "Can do." he said.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:16:46 GMT -7
Roe laughed. He never laughed. It felt good to do so. Shifty was a good guy that just needed to believe in himself.
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:18:40 GMT -7
Shifty raised an eyebrow. " You know, I've never heard you laugh before." the male commented, before setting his gun on the floor, the metal making a slight thud as it hit the wood.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:22:02 GMT -7
Roe smiled at Shifty and said, "I haven't laughed since Pearl Harbor. Too much sadness to laugh."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:23:22 GMT -7
Shifty nodded, though he couldn't say the same about himself. He loved to laugh, although at times, as Roe said, it was a little hard. But having Luz and the rest of the guys around made it just a little bit easier.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:26:04 GMT -7
"I wished I laughed more. The nightmares keep me from it though. My nights are haunted by the men who die because I'm not there in time."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:28:51 GMT -7
Shifty's once smiling expression faded as Roe spoke about dead men. He didn't like to think about them, although he was around them all the time. "I'm real sorry to hear that." Shifty stated, casting his gaze to the ground.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:31:34 GMT -7
Roe slid down the wall to the ground. Roe sighed and said, "Don't mind me. Laughing just hurts too much. I'm not the best company these days. Spina helps occasionally but I don't know what else to do about it."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:33:32 GMT -7
Shifty smirked as he thought of something. " Find a girl." he said with a smile. Women always cheer the men around there up, though Shifty didn't have much experience in that department.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:35:04 GMT -7
Roe's face darkened and he replied, "I found one. She died in Bastogne before a relationship could form."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:36:59 GMT -7
Shifty felt extremely stupid when Roe said that. " Oh....sorry." he said, not knowing what else to say.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:40:21 GMT -7
Roe sighed, "It's okay. You didn't know. Not even Spina knows. She felt the same things I did and she just made me feel as if there was hope."
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Post by Darrel "Shifty" Powers on Apr 13, 2010 9:41:18 GMT -7
Shifty nodded. He needed to find a girl like that. There had to be one back in Virginia.
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Post by Eugene Roe on Apr 13, 2010 9:42:52 GMT -7
"You got a girl back home in Virginia?"
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