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As soon as the service was over, the men
quickly filled in the grave and then assembled,
excited to go on furlough.
“Well done, men,” the sergeant said. “But
did you make sure to bury him face up?”
“What is face up, Sir?” one soldier asked.
“He does have a navel,” the sergeant
replied. “And a person’s navel is on the same
side as his face.”
The men dug up the orange, made sure it
was oriented properly, and buried it again. By
the time they finally finished, they only had
time for a very short furlough.
When my dad finished his story, he smiled.
“Military intelligence is an oxymoron, but they
do teach you discipline.”
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