"I want to be perpetually reminded that I was in the war.

This 'forget the war' propaganda we see and hear all over acts kind of queer on a soldier....

Let's find a bench away from these people." After they were comfortably seated Blair went on: "Do you know, Dare, I don't miss my leg so much when I'm crutching around.

But when I try to sit down or get up! By heck, sometimes I forget it's gone.

And sometimes I want to scratch my lost foot.