The Major in the Kitchen — The Night Wendell Pruitt’s Story Fell Apart

Pruitt, I attended a memorial service for a friend who died serving.

I’ve listened to a thousand legitimate service stories.

People remember the friends they served with, even when they don’t want to talk about anything else.

All you’ve given us tonight are heroic stories with no people in them.”

Wendell looked at her with open contempt.

“You weren’t there.”

“That’s true,” Moreno said.

“And I’m not claiming I was.”