This hits home today
Part of the solitary world of the vet is being able to enjoy complete bliss doing absolutely nothing. This is a trait grating to civilians who must constantly search for endless stimuli. Unbeknownst to them, the greatest thrill of all is just being alive. A lot of vets have an Obi-wan Kenobi calmness. After what they went through, how bad can anything really be?
That paragraph hit me too, because Don is like that. He does stuff, but it’s not as important as just being.
And he never saw battle. He just...knows....As do you and all the others.