Coming Home Dead

<p><strong>It's not unusual for a man to lose his life in war. When Howard <em>agreed</em> to die he triggered a heartache that would require a lifetime of atonement.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Just weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor Private First Class Bales said goodbye to his wife and children before boarding a bus loaded with volunteers and draftees to embark on a journey that would spur personal and enduring torment. Stationed in New Orleans before being deployed overseas loneliness the fear of war and the carnal nature of man overcame him.</p><p><br></p><p>A bitterly cold country barn in France seems an unlikely place to begin a life of deceit and calculated deception but it's the path Howard chose. </p><p><br></p><p>Is redemption sought necessarily redemption found? Howard is willing to pay the price but not sure if he'll be able.</p>