Proud Journey — Wayne D. Overholser

You were born into a cruel world, David, and there are times when you have to be tough to journey through it, but be sure of one thing. Be proud of your journey. Don t live in a way that will make you ashamed of it later. Dave Rand often thought on these words spoken by his mother after they d heard his father had been killed in the Civil War. A few years later his mother and step-father were murdered and Dave left Colorado."