“I fucked up, Marty….what I put you through is something I’ll never forgive myself for,” he admits. His voice is full of deep regret, I can hear it, see it and feel it. His eyes are brimming with remorse; it’s almost as if he’s going to cry as the emotions overtake him . “....but I knew, once I got into the service, my father would cut all ties that had anything to do with you and me. He had control over everything. He knew what was coming in and what was going out. He wanted us to be over, so I had to make myself think it was okay not writing back. I had to try to erase any feelings that I
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