His mother's aroma led to an overpowering desire.
Enjoy..
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I was finally on my way home from my third and final deployment to Afghanistan when I got the news that my father had passed away. I had waited until we landed in Germany, and I had my flight information, before I contacted my mom via Skype to let her know when to expect me.
"Did you get my latest letter?" she asked.
I grinned and held up the packet of mail I had just received the day before. "They just gave me all my mail from the past four months," I replied. "I haven't had a chance to read any of it yet."
Her face dropped, and I could see her gulp. I was immediately alarmed. "Why?" I asked. "What happened?"
"Your father died last month," she said softly. "The funeral was two days later, on the fifth."
I collapsed ba
