The joy of returning to American soil was short-lived for PFC Denton of Idaho.
“When I was preparing to deploy, I thought - how long can it last? World War II was only six years. So I just parked in long term parking and didn’t give a thought to the cost. I never intended to stay as long as I did.”
“After my first tour, I was informed that my wife had been released from prison and would be waiting for me at the airport. I re-upped.”
“When I finally did get up the courage to return home, I discovered that I had left the ticket for the parking lot back at my quarters in Kabul. You’d think a returning vet would be cut some slack when it came to the price of parking. Nope. I didn’t have enough money, had forgotten the car keys anyway, and really did not want to see my wife. Did not see any up side to staying. Caught a glimpse of her at the airport, fortunately she didn’t see me.”
“Fuck it, I’m going back. The Taliban and ISIS will treat me better than she will. And the food over there was better than anything she can cook.”