Forgetting Davis — Ernie Lindsey

Forgetting Davis earned an Honorable Mention in the Glimmer Train Press Very Short Fiction Contest in 2013.

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War buries memories. The rainy jungles of Vietnam wrap their vines around them, pulling them down into that dark place where things stay hidden.

For Rodgers, second in command, it was nothing more than another wet hike to the top of a hill.

Until they were ambushed. Until he forgot about Davis.

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Reader's Note: This is a short story, designed to capture a small, powerful moment in time.