| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1363 |
| AUTHOR: | William Broyles Jr |
| QUOTATION: | What has brought unique, irreplaceable me—out of all the possibilities of life—here, now, to this? Was all my youth—the paper route after school, the stolen moments in the back seats of borrowed cars, the football workouts, the cramming for finals—meant to end this way, dying in a muddy paddy? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Memorial Day tribute, NY Times 26 May 86 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Armed Forces: Observers & Critics |
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