PART TWO
VIETNAM
Special thanks to Brian Dahlen and Moody Radio for allowing us to share this series with our readers.
WORDS BY: BRIAN DAHLEN
How do you forgive a dead man? Particularly when he’s your grandfather? In this limited series, Moody Radio host Brian Dahlen takes a five-year journey surrounding family mystery, forgiveness, and faith in the face of generational sin.
PICTURE THIS: It’s December 1, 1969. You’re twelve years old, and it’s a cold Monday night. Mom’s in the kitchen making some Shake ’N Bake, and Dad has his nose in the sports section of the newspaper, as usual. A seventh straight loss for the Giants? This time to the Packers. He looks at the clock and puts the paper down. It’s time for your favorite show. Every Monday night your whole family, along with millions of other Americans, gather around the TV to watch the hit show “Mayberry RFD,” a spin-off of the Andy Griffith Show. So you can imagine your disappointment when a CBS news special report interrupts your favorite Monday night activity. To make matters worse, your routine was interrupted by what felt like a mash-up of bingo, a Powerball drawing, and the Hunger Games. Seriously.
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