“My Daughter Called Me From A Hospital Bed And Whispered, ‘Mom… Please Come Get Me.’ I Walked In Still Wearing My Colonel’s Uniform. Her Husband’s Mother Smiled, ‘Your Rank Doesn’t Impress Us.’ I Answered, ‘I’m Not Going To Touch Anyone. I’m Going To Bury You Beneath Mountains Of Paperwork.’”

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