Therefore, she sees death in Vietnam or death in a car accident as an outcome of an untimely accident.”
“That’s cold dad.”
“I guess it is, but she believes I’m obsessed with the war because I’m secretly obsessed with my loss of youth. Everyone wants to be seventeen forever.”
“I don’t.”
“You will after you turn thirty-five,” Dad said and laughed. “I could say your mom’s parties are her attempt at reliving her lost college years.”
“Have you told mom that?”
“No. I just thought about it; besides, it would hurt her,” Dad said before taking a drink of his coffee. As he drank, I thought about my dad’s constant failure to explain the importance of his army friends, especially those who survived like Mumia and himself. Mumia’s importance derived not
