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I pondered that through the rest

of the lesson. As we got to the end,

the class leader asked if there were

any announcements or needs in our

community. Dean, an old veteran,

was sitting on the bench ahead of

me. He slowly struggled to his feet.

“There’s a Christmas dinner for

those of us still living who served in

World War II. I would really like

to go, but I can’t drive. It’s about

an hour south of here, and I was

wondering if anyone might be going

down that way on Tuesday

evening.”

I thought of my father, also a

World War II veteran. He had

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