“Listen, what I did do that was illegal was I was in the marines, and we were at war. I was in a Humvee, and suddenly the next thing I knew was I was on the ground. I was deaf for 3 weeks, and partially blind in my left eye. The recovery team came out and a Lieutenant came to me and asked me what my name was. Everyone who knew who I was had just died. We were in a convoy, a group of trucks, and 4 of them got bombed. I have no idea how I made it out.
I was thrown very far away though, and was injured. When I looked him in the eyes, instead of telling him Mark, like I should have, I told him Richard. Richard was my best friend. He was sitting right next to me, and I saw him get blown to pieces. I told them that’s who I was. I knew that he got to go home in a month. He told everyone. I still had a full year until I was finished. I couldn't do it Haillie, I just couldn't.” Haillie looked at him, she did have sympathy in her heart.
“I wanted to come back for you mother. Believe it or not we were in love. She was my best friend. They kept me in a hospital for the next few weeks, and then they sent me home. Richard lives in Texas, so they sent me to Texas. Before they came and found out that I wasn't Richard, and turn me in, I jumped off of the bus before I got to my destination, and hitchhiked to California, where I met with your mother. I lived with her for a little while, but then Stan started coming around, and with him being a medical examiner, and working with the FBI, I left. I wanted to still do good things for our country, so I got myself identification under the name of Richard, and applied at the police station. Since I was a soldier who just came back from the war, they didn't do fingerprints and a background check on me like they do now days.
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