On a Flight, a Woman Shamed a Young Soldier — The Next Day, She Saw His Name in the News and Broke Down

boots polished to a mirror shine. But his posture told a different story. He sat hunched forward, elbows on his knees, hands clasped so tightly his knuckles had gone white. His gaze was fixed on the floor between his feet, seeing nothing, or perhaps seeing too much.

His name was Sergeant David Chen, though the woman who would sit beside him wouldn’t continue reading …