My Mother Told Me I Could Not Wear My Uniform At The Memorial Until A Veteran Stood Up

owes me nothing but to keep living.”

I pressed my lips together until they hurt. “Hannah, if you are hearing this, forgive me for not fixing what I should have fixed while I was alive.

I loved you in every season. I loved you when you were near, and I loved you when you were somewhere under foreign stars. Wear what you earned.

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