The newspaper featured the Veterans Day Observance downtown.
“Wade, it says you received a congressional commendation for past service in Vietnam.”
“They did give me one. I guess it was for-" he hesitated, “things I did over there.”
“It says a roadside land mine exploded by your jeep. Although injured, you dragged two men out of the line of fire. You then jumped into the lead truck and singlehandedly maneuvered the supply convoy out of the kill zone.”
She smiled. “Now I understand why heroism and humility both start with the letter H.”