“ Are you okay, man?""Yeah, I'm good."It's a lie. I wonder if I will ever be good again. David Bellavia
“ I am a Christian, but my time in Iraq has convinced me that God doesn't want to hear from me anymore. I've done things that He can never forgive. I've done them consciously. I've made decisions I must… David Bellavia
“ Evan stares at me.I try to hug him. He takes a step back. I pause, my heart in my throat. I’ve got to reach out to him, let myself be vulnerable. I find the courage, but he backs up again.“You can’t g… David Bellavia
“ Evan no longer tells people I fight bad guys for a living. When asked, he tells his friends that his dad talks on the phone a lot and vacuums on occasion. David Bellavia
“ Maybe it's time to stop being a soldier and go home to be a father. And a husband for Deanna. I'm not sure how. David Bellavia
