It was only a month after the roadside bombing. I was still in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, in June 2006, undergoing successive rounds of surgery. Rods protruded from my limbs, keeping the broken bones of my right forearm and left thigh immobile until the doctors could complete a series of bone grafts and insert […]
Justin Watson
Justin Watson was a field artilleryman in the United States Army for 10 years, who deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. Medically retired from the Army due to wounds sustained in Iraq, he now lives in Houston with his wife, Michele, their four kids, and their dog, Brego. In addition to numerous works of short fiction, Justin is the coauthor, with Kacey Ezell and Tom Kratman, of the alternate history Romanov Reign novels, “The Romanov Rescue” and its sequel, “1919: The Romanov Rising,” which are available now at baen.com and from all major booksellers. Links to his work and the sign-up for his newsletter are at www.justinwatsonbooks.com.
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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?
