don’t know what to say. I’m so sorry.”
I nodded.
“You were disrespectful, Tyler.”
“I know.”
“You judged someone without knowing anything about them.”
His eyes filled.
“Yes, ma’am.”
I leaned forward.
“Why did that insignia upset you so much?”
He looked down.
“My father wore it. He died serving with the Herons. I couldn’t stand the thought of somebody wearing it without having earned it.”
I gently touched the old pin.
“Tyler, I knew your father.”
His head snapped up.
“What?”
“I met Michael at a battalion family picnic
