"This is my 16th day in France. We were part of the first wave to hit the beach. Our job was to blow a hole in the sea wall so that our tanks could get through. Things were really tough for us for awhile here, that morning of D-Day. Our job turned out OK though, and we received a citation for our work. That's all that I'll say about that for now. Someday when I come home, I'll tell you all about it."
I still have this letter. It's framed. Regarding the last sentence - he never really complied.
When you say, "...he never did," do you mean he didn't make it home, or that he never shared what he saw? Many veterans of that war would rarely talk about their experiences, they were so brutal and violent. My dad was like that... a Navy corpsman with the Marines in the South Pacific. He rarely talked about his experiences and he frequently had nightmares.
I can see how that last sentence is confusing and changed "did" to "complied." Yep, I know what you mean. My father would open up a little bit after a few beers with his brother-in-laws but no graphics.