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The Guard Asked Who They Were Here to See

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had a good one.

I stood where they told me to stand. I turned when they told me to turn. I saluted, took the folder, held the handshake for the camera, listened while words like exemplary and command presence and uncommon resolve were read into a microphone.

People clapped.

Naomi clapped hardest.

I saw my parents in the front row. My father sat stiff and continue reading …

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