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When I was 13, like tens of thousands of desperate 1970s New Yorkers, we left friends, family, and the familiar behind to light out for Texas.

I put my head down next to his, and he gazed unblinkingly into my eyes for about 30 seconds; it felt like an ancient sage was searching my soul.

Families of those missing in action are bound by cruel uncertainty to keep churning through a tragic past which grows hazier with each passing year.

Because the events of our lives often seem so random – and sometimes even cruel – trusting that plan is about the most difficult thing you can do.

Due to the higher IQs of all the other parents, I became a Cub Scout Den Leader in 1999. I avoided leadership positions for the rest of my life.