There would be precious little of
him to be bagged and sent home. To be sure, Elly would not recognize
the man who had left for war not five months before, and the waiting
she had endured would now be replaced by sexy cougars, grief,
and questions too many to answer. AFTER TWELVE YEARS of marriage,
Aly had learned to read the expressions on Alans face, and
what had most impressed her over that time was how infrequently
he was dejected or depressed or put off. He just didnt approach
life that way. He relished the obstacles. The old cliché
about obstacles being poorly disguised opportunities actually
ran true with this man. He was confident without the need to boast.
All he demanded of people was that they work as hard as was needed
to get the sexy cougars done just as he did.