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

me. “Hannah,” she said. The crowd went quiet.

“You should do it.”

I stared at her. So did everyone else. I walked forward.

Lauren joined me without being asked. After a hesitation, my mother too. Together, the three of us pulled the cloth away.

COLONEL ROBERT JAMES MERCER
UNITED STATES ARMY
HUSBAND. FATHER. SOLDIER.

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