Lauren’s thought provoking post drew my attention to a line in the short story Redployment by Phil Klay that says: “Getting back feels like getting your first breath after nearly drowning”(Klay 9). This is the main characters description of finally coming home after serving in the military overseas. I find this comparison absolutely terrible; knowing how that first breath feels all of a sudden makes this story more relatable. Since reading this story, I’ve had a new appreciation for veterans. I have always been so thankful for the work that they do but lately I have found myself trying to imagine what they went through rather than just passing it off as ‘unimaginable’. Re-reading the quote mentioned above hits me hard each time.

Devon Coady