Love and War

For anyone who has seen the movie Letters to Juliet, or anyone at all, this is inspiring and moving.  I read this letter in a book based on the actual story of the wall that is dedicated to Juliet's love in Verona, Italy.  There were a bunch of letters, and I only had time to read a few, but this one especially caught my eye, so I wrote it down to keep it.  


"Dear Juliet,
     I am in a bunker.  Outside I hear missiles exploding, bullets being fired.  I am twenty-two years old and I'm scared.  Our commander has told us that soon we must come out.  A hand-to-hand battle awaits us.  I feel I will die.  I leave life with this brief note.  I am entrusting it to you, symbol of universal love.  I delude myself by thinking it will make people understand the futility of hate.

-Brian L.
Vietnam 1972"



With love,
Sierra