At My Mother’s Funeral a Priest Told Me My Name Was Not Real and Gave Me a Key That Changed Everything

do not change, and I needed grounding.

I logged into the defense personnel records system using my CAC reader and submitted a family verification request for Daniel Mercer’s service file. While it processed, I pulled public records from 1995. His death had barely made the local paper. Short column, local contractor, boating accident, two paragraphs,continue reading …