VOLUME TWO: CHRISTMAS PROMISES

"Work? Are you telling me you have to work on our first Christmas?" Elyse Donnelly's eyes flashed, partially with anger, mostly with disappointment. Her husband, Nick, sat down slowly at their small breakfast table with a sigh.

Without waiting for him to answer she continued with her tirade. "You haven't even been back from Iraq four months, I've been dragged across the country, we're miles away from family and friends, and you're telling me you ...