62 GLORY WALKER
November 14
The hospital gave me some meds to help me sleep and keep calm, but they didn’t work much. Every time I closed my eyes, I only saw that face smilin’ at me.
Momma and Daddy flew in from Minnesota to help plan the funeral. The military granted Cooper special leave, and he was on the next flight home. We pushed the date out so Coop could be here, though it terrified me to see him.
Daddy met him at the airport and brought him home. He’d never looked so old and broken, and I wondered if it was his service or the death of our son that had stolen the light from behind his eyes. He gave me a great big hug when he walked in and immediately broke down in my arms. How could he still love me after our baby got killed on my watch?
Momma had to give Coop the details about
