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We saddled the horses and mounted up. Everyone exchanged a final set of looks. Those looks were all we had to give each other. It was the only thing we could muster; a silent goodbye. It was right there and then where I did the one thing I told myself I couldn’t do. I gave in to myself. I was afraid. For myself. For my wife. For my infant son. Because if my time in the army had taught me one thing, it’s that war never changes. e Twinning 2016 72