The Joy and Misery of Survival Took Root in My Soul. Neither Has Extinguished.
I didn’t deserve life any more than the guys who hadn’t made it. How the hell could I be celebrating at a time like this?
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DonateJustin Watson was the last member admitted to West Point’s class of 2005, though, thankfully, he didn’t graduate in the same slot. He spent his Army career with the 1st Armor and 4th Infantry Divisions, deploying twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. After medically retiring in 2015, Justin settled in Houston with his wife, Michele, and their four kids, and doubled down on his lifelong writing aspirations. He writes science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and military thrillers, and is the author of The Romanov Rescue, a novel about an alternate Russian Civil War, with Kacey Ezell and Tom Kratman. He geeks deeply about these topics and more on his YouTube channel and podcast, Lore & Valor.
I didn’t deserve life any more than the guys who hadn’t made it. How the hell could I be celebrating at a time like this?