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

“I don’t want you to be normal,” I said. “I want you to be honest.”

And then, for the first time in a room full of teenagers, nobody tried to be cool.

A kid raised his hand like he was in elementary school.

Mr. Larkin inhaled sharply, surprised.

I pointed. “Yeah.”

The kid’s voice was small. “My dad’s in the house,” he said, “but he’s not… there.”

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