Thank you all for your heartfelt prayers and words. Have no doubt that this ain't about me. I ain't playing any pity party songs on my account. I felt the guilt before and when he assured me that he would do it all over again, I let those feelings go. I don't live in the past and I survive.
Sadly he always had a backwards glance and it haunted him more than most. I will be going to honor him this weekend at Ft. Rucker, Al. near where he lived.
"Mackie"
Inor, if you still have that coin I gave you. Know that it was one of two coins Mackie gave to me from his team. It was the only one I was carrying when I met you, so I gave it to you to remember me by. Now you can remember us both with it.