At My Purple Heart Ceremony, My Stepmother Swung a Folding Chair Into My Arm—Then My Father Looked Down Instead of Protecting Me
“No.”
“So?”
I thought.
“The Army gave me places to use strength.”
Better.
It gave me tools too.
Training.
Community.
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