The Judge Ordered Me to Remove My Medal — He Didn’t Recognize the Navy Cross

defer to authority and the equally strong instinct that something was deeply wrong with what they were witnessing.

“That’s a Navy Cross,” someone said from the gallery, low and disbelieving.

“You don’t ask someone to take that off,” came another voice, a little louder.

Mara kept her jaw relaxed, her breathing controlled. Atlas shifted, pressing his body continue reading …