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

Always from people who hadn’t been there.

The general turned slightly, addressing the room as much as the bench. “Your Honor.” The title now carried a faint edge of irony. “Allow me to provide the context you clearly lack.”

He began to speak, and as he did, the courtroom disappeared at the edges of Mara’s perception, replaced by the smell of dust and continue reading …