My fallen comrade and brother

The Departure (Part 2)

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January 24th 2008
Around the time of my first departure, I experienced my life's happiest moments, and soon thereafter I encountered its saddest. A period of 5 days brought all the felicities of love, friendship, and voyage, along with the extreme heartbreak and melancholy that comes with the mourning of a fallen comrade and brother. Such concentrated emotion stacked on top of 45 hours of continuous travel is more ... read more

North America » United States » Michigan » Ann Arbor

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more