Review: A Poignant Ode to War Veterans~
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
Again, Mr. Watson astounds with this concise, lyrical, science fiction short story set in the distant future on board the star liner, the Edwin Teale.Martin Russman is an augmented human Commonwealth citizen, an ex-soldier. Memory modifications have helped erase his memories of war- his guilt, fear and sorrow carefully buried within his memories hoard... until a fellow soldier, with the help of three Leyra'anians, show up one night in the ship's park. Their objective- break down the barriers in Martin's mind so he can remember~ not only the horrors of his last engagement, but his heroism.To go any further into the story would spoil it for you, but the lesson is clear-never forget the past, or the lessons learned, lest you are doomed to repeat it.Simply beautiful- 5 stars!