LOST CONVOY AT HOME: A veteran’s experience of romantic love [Part 3]

After Iraq, and giving up on the idea of returning to religious life, I found myself dating women. I dated women who expressed that they liked the “Soldier Boy” in me. I inspired them to find that '60s calming Shirelles song in my new being.

I was that soldier boy ready to protect them, win their hearts and secure the victory in them. They saw me as "Soldier Boy" and I saw them as battle buddies.