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A troubled veteran attempts to forget the past by volunteering at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, but it proves difficult when he's close to the plane that changed his life forever--the Corsair.

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Retired Navy pilot William Beckington never planned to move on after The Incident and has lived with the guilt for seventy years. After failed attempts with PTSD counselors, his daughter recommends that he begin volunteering on the aircraft carrier CV-10 in Charleston, South Carolina. Reluctantly, Bill agrees, but his decision proves difficult when he stumbles back into the world of Corsairs, the plane he'd rather forget.

Seeing that The Incident still haunts him, Bill's new friends attempt to help him remember his long-lost joy; he attends Bulldog Tours, learns the stories of other veterans, and strangely finds himself near the Corsair more than he would like.

While nothing will free his mind from the traumatizing Incident, Bill must find a way to push past his grief and guilt to live the life he is meant to live--and rekindle his best friend's legacy before he succumbs.

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*There is a queer side character in this story, but it remains relatively quiet and is not the story's primary focus.*

*Genre: Wildcard (elements of Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Drama, and Coming-of-Age)*

Are you curious about the airplanes we have at Patriots Point? Feel free to check them out! https://www.patriotspoint.org/things-to-do/aircraft

Table of Contents

Incident At Patriots Point

I killed my best friend. The snowstorm brewed, and I mistook him for the enemy. I let my Corsair's rockets loose, and they shot him into ... Read Chapter

Diesel Coffee

While Temple is shorter—he's not that short. His glasses resemble mine, and he sports long pants with a Patriots Point Staff ... Read Chapter

The Ship That Would Not Die

Wow, Yorktown’s Flight Deck is beyond compare; however, these planes are from the Vietnam Era, so I don’t recognize them, except for ... Read Chapter

The Dog in the Road

“Glad to see you, Ted.” I shook his hand and sat facing him on the other side of the library’s table. He didn’t speak, so I added... Read Chapter

Willed

Natalie and I sit in North Charleston's emergency vet, twiddling our fingers. Well, I'm twiddling; Natalie's reading Where the Crawd... Read Chapter

Getting to Know Ted

I wake from my nap thirty minutes later and find Ted snuggled on the bed with me—propped against my legs. How on Earth did he hop up he... Read Chapter

Release the Bulldog, Ted Lawson

  One week later   Well, here I am—back for more at Patriots Point. Natalie's just dropped me off, and I'm riding... Read Chapter

"I am William!"

I don’t understand. I’m supposed to go up to Yorktown’s Flight Deck, but I’m standing before the Corsair, studying its ... Read Chapter

Plane Recognition

I think about the woman on my way down to the Hangar Bay, asking questions like: What does she mean when she says, "The name is fami... Read Chapter

There's a Police Officer At Patriots Point

I leave the bathroom, expecting to find Temple waiting for me, but he's not. I'm standing beside another model of CV-10. Like the one nea... Read Chapter

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Natalie waits until we’re in the car and on our way home before asking, “Who did you meet today?” I cross my arms but uncross t... Read Chapter

The Fighting Lady

“I don’t know,” is the answer I gave Natalie a few days ago when she asked me if I had ever accepted Ted’s confession. The reveal... Read Chapter

10,000 Chocolate Chip Cookies

I opened my eyes and groaned, feeling the rain on my cheeks. My head throbbed, and my leg burned. I didn’t remember much, but I believe... Read Chapter

You Learn by Doing

“Hey, Bill, you’re back!” Temple will say that whenever I come in for a shift, won’t he? He stands from his desk, and his eyes la... Read Chapter

Tame the Bulldog

"Oh, Bill, there you are. Welcome back to the Doolittle Raid Exhibit." Cosgrove faces me first and then his crew of eight people. "Th... Read Chapter

Man's Best Friend

Thirty minutes later, it’s time for me to leave, but before I do, I saunter outside to Yorktown’s main entrance. Cosgrove said on the... Read Chapter


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