The Long Walk

George grew up in a midwestern small town. He is a typical 18 year old young man, caught up in the draft to WWII. His assignment is training of German Shepherd dogs. During his three year stint in the military, George becomes friends with Mike and their friendship transcends subsequent years, helping each find strength in the other. After the war, George marries and adopts a child. In a tragic accident that links George to someone in his past, his wife and daughter are killed. The driver of the car comes to his house. The agonizing emotions and challenge of a lifetime crush him to nearly give up on life. His story, told in this ebook, is based on the true-life character of George, and the encounter the author has with him as George, now nearly 70, and too poor to purchase a bus ticket, is hitchhiking to visit his friend Mike, who is dying of cancer in a Seattle, WA hospital.