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He started to squeeze the trigger. Then he
remembered his own son, and considered that
this boy probably had a family somewhere who
hoped he would return home just as he hoped to
return to his own family.
Many times Randall nearly squeezed the
trigger as the battle between his hatred for the
Germans and the soldier’s youthfulness raged
within him, but finally, the thoughts of his own
son won, and forced him to risk the danger of
taking the boy prisoner. He inched closer and,
when he was finally close enough, he barked
out, “Drop your weapon!”
The boy did as he was told. At Randall’s
command, the boy rose to his feet and turned
around. When he did, both of them gasped, as
father and son looked into each other’s eyes.
Randall couldn’t believe what he saw.
“Peter, son, what are you doing in a German
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