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

family statements.

Date added: November 1995. Five months after Daniel’s death. Submitted by a civilian liaison.

The explanations I had heard growing up surfaced in my mind. He struggled financially. He was under pressure. He was reckless.

Those were not memories. Those were explanations I had been handed.

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