After my Air National Guary A-10 unit came back from the Iraqi Freedom war my IT career picked up where it left off as if nothing had happened. I was awarded plaques and called a hero but there was something hollow left inside me. I made a vow to honor the men and women that served in that misguided war. I did not do so and in 2007 after not honoring that pledge I was stricken with Lymphoma cancer caused by radiation exposure during the war.
Surviving cancer twice was much more horrific than fighting a war for me. For example, I learned what it was to crawl around on the emergency r more...
