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One yearhell be gone for one year and then well be together again and everything will be back to the way it should be. The day David left, I felt like my heart was breaking. Sure, any longdistance relationship is tough, but David was going to warto fight, to protect, to put his life in danger. We can get through this, though. Well talk, well email, we wont let anything come between us. I can be on army girlfriend for one year. But will my sweet, soulful, funny David be the same person when he comes home Will I And what if he doesnt come home at all... A tender and honest examination of love, longing, and loyalty in the face of modern war.Laura Ruby, author of Bad Apple While He Was Away is a wonderful love story with writing that is skillful and true.