Someone to Sit in the Foxhole: A Grandfather’s Speech That Changed Everything

his real name,” I said.

Tyler blinked. “What was?”

I shrugged. “We didn’t use real names much. Not on purpose. It just… happened. Everybody had a nickname. You get called something once and then you’re that thing forever.”

“Ski because…?”

“Because he could water-ski,” I said. “On a lake back home. Used to brag about it. Said he could ‘ski’ on anything.continue reading …