sneak peek: the measure of a man: my father, the marine corps, and saipan

7/30/2019 SNEAK PEEK: The Measure of a Man: My Father, the Marine Corps, and Saipan

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Dy B`tacr,

tac D`rglc Forps,

`lk V`gp`l

N`tahccl Iroodc ]ghhg`ds

L`v`h Glstgtutc Urcss

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L`v`h Glstgtutc Urcss

970 ]ook Yo`k

@ll`pohgs, DK 90;59

9506 iy N`tahccl Iroodc ]ghhg`ds

@hh rgmats rcscrvck. Lo p`rt ob tags ioon d`y ic rcprokufck or utghgzck gl ly bord

or iy `ly dc`ls, chcftrolgf or dcfa`lgf`h, glfhukglm paotofopyglm `lk rcforkglm,

or iy `ly glbord`tgol stor`mc `lk rctrgcv`h systcd, wgtaout pcrdgssgol gl wrgtglmbrod tac puihgsacr.

Hgir`ry ob Folmrcss F`t`homglm-gl-Uuihgf`tgol K`t`

]ghhg`ds, N`tahccl Iroodc

[ac dc`surc ob ` d`l : dy b`tacr, tac D`rglc Forps, `lk V`gp`l / N`tahccl

Iroodc ]ghhg`ds.

p`mcs fd

Glfhukcs igihgomr`pagf`h rcbcrclfcs `lk glkcx.

GVIL 7=1-0-3700;-7=2-= (pin. : `hn. p`pcr) GVIL 7=1-0-20930-92=-7

(c-ioon) 0. Iroodc, Yomcr Mrclvghhc Iroonc, GGG, 070;07;;. 9. Slgtck Vt`tcs.

D`rglc ForpsObfffcrsIgomr`pay. 6. Slgtck Vt`tcs. D`rglc Forps. D`rglc

Ycmgdclt, 9;ta. ;. Slgtck Vt`tcs. D`rglc ForpsAgstory]orhk ]`r, 0767

07;3. 3. V`gp`l, I`tthc ob, Lortacrl D`rg`l` Gsh`lks, 07;;. G. [gthc.

K=27.6=99;ta .]33 9506

7;5.3;37=6579kf96

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95095;33=0[ags p`pcr dccts tac rcqugrcdclts ob @LVG/LGVO z67.;1-0779

(Ucrd`lclfc ob U`pcr).

Urgltck gl tac Slgtck Vt`tcs ob @dcrgf`.

90 95 07 01 0= 02 03 0; 06 7 1 = 2 3 ; 6 9 0

Bgrst prgltglm

@hh paotos `rc brod tac `utaors fohhcftgol.

D`ps k`ptck lk dokgffck brod tac ]cst Uoglt Dghgt`ry Agstory Vcrgcs, [ac Vcfolk ]orhk] r: @sg` `lk tac U`fgfff (@th`s)iy [aod`s Mrgcss (scrgcs ck.), Vqu`rc Olc Uuihgsacrs, Glf. 9559. Ssck iy pcrdgssgol ob tac puihgsacr.

[ags ioon a`s iccl iroumat to puihgf`tgol wgta tac mclcrous `ssgst`lfcob D`rmucrgtc lk Mcrry Hclbcst.


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[o dy irotacr, Yomcr M. I. Iroodc GR,

wgta dufa hovc, `lk

[o `hh faghkrcl wao a`vc host ` p`rclt to w`r


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Foltclts

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@fnlowhckmdclts xggg

Urohomuc xvgg

0. Rgrmglg`: @ ; or 3 .d. Iumhc ]ouhk Ko . . .

` ]orhk ob Mook 0

9. Rgrmglg`: Iota iy Glfhgl`tgol `lk iy [r`glglm 03

6. Uagh`kchpag`Lcw WornPu`ltgfo:G @d tac Hufngcst D`l gl tac ]aohc ]gkc ]orhk 91

;. Ir`zgh: [ac Ihookhcss I`tthc ob Ichd ;6

3. LcwportF`dp HcjculcF`dp Uclkhctol:

[aosc Kutgcs ]agfa ]crc Lot ob Dy Faoosglm 2=

2. Nw`j`hcgl @tohh, D`rsa`hh Gsh`lks: G A`vc tac V`bc Uh`fc

tac Mclcr`hs @gkc Gs Borfck to Offupy 10

=. D`ug: [ac Icst Joi gl tac D`rglc Forps bor ` D`jor 7=

1. V`gp`l, D`rg`l` Gsh`lks: ]c @rc Moglm gl `lk Ngfn Achh

out ob [acd 001


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7. A`w`gg `lk Aodc: G A`vc @tt`fack to Dc ` H`rmc `lk

Fodphgf`tck Kcvgfc ob Iotthcs `lk [uics 062

Cpghomuc 033

Lotcs ol Vourfcs 020

Igihgomr`pay 027

Glkcx 0=3

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Cvcryioky nlows ta`t w`r `lk kc`ta mo a`lk gl a`lk. ]c t`nc gt bor

mr`ltck ta`t ioons ìout aud`l folgft wghh folt`gl f`su`hty ffm-

urcs. Dghgt`ry agstorg`ls routglchy utghgzc sufa st`tgstgfs to cv`hu`tc

tac snghhs ob opposglm fodd`lkcrs `lk tac ffmatglm cbbcftgvclcss ob tacgr

borfcs. [acsc kgsfussgols `rc usu`hhy folkuftck wgta ` fooh kct`fadclt

ta`t f`l fùsc sfaoh`rs `lk tacgr rc`kcrs to bormct tac aorror `lk ac`rt-

irc`n fùsck iy ` sglmhc fodi`t-rch`tck kc`ta.

C`fa d`l or wod`l wao b`hhs gl i`tthc hc`vcs ` vogk gl tac hgvcs ob taosc

wao hovck tacdb dghy, brgclks, lk fodr`kcs. [ac rgpphcs ob mrgcb fùsck

iy ` sglmhc kc`ta f`l w`sa ovcr mclcr`tgols, frc`tglm ` sclsc ob hoss cvcl

`dolm taosc wao lcvcr nlcw tac kcp`rtck.

Ol 01 J`lu`ry 07;3, D`j. Yomcr M. I. Iroodc GGG kgck gl tac Ictacsk`

l`v`h aospgt`h brod tac cbbcfts ob ` hcm woulk rcfcgvck ol V`gp`l dorc ta`l

sgx doltas c`rhgcr. [ac lcws f`dc `s ` j`rrglm saofn to Iroodcs youlm

wgbc, J`lc, wao taoumat ta t acr ausi`lk w`s moglm to rcfovcr. Vac a`k

dovck tac prcvgous Lovcdicr wgta acr tokkhcr sol `lk glb`lt kùmatcr to

` aousc gl @rhglmtol, Rgrmglg`, so sac fouhk vgsgt acr ickrgkkcl spousc sgx

k`ys ` wccn. Iroodcs dotacr dovck gl wgta acr kùmatcr-gl-h`w to iìy-

sgt waclcvcr J`lc vgsgtck Ictacsk``lk to spclk olc k`y ` wccn wgta acr

strgfncl sol.

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x Borcwork

J`lc Iroodc glgtg`hhy bohhowck tac hc`k ob taous`lks ob otacr @dcrgf`l

wodcl `lk ph`yck tac rohc ob tac m`hh lt w`r wgkow. Gl tac dolta boh-

howglm acr ausi`lks kc`ta, sac iroumat tacgr sol, Yomcr GR, to tac L`vyKcp`rtdclt to ic paotomr`pack wc`rglm ags b`tacrs postaudous L`vy

Fross. Acrogf posturglm, aowcvcr, iroumat hgtthc h`stglm fodbort to `l ttr`f-

tgvc youlm dotacr. J`lc hc`rlck to fopc wgta acr mrgcb iy supprcssglm tac

dcdorgcs ob gts fùsc. Vac rcd`rrgck, `lk acr two faghkrcl mrcw up f`hhglm

`lotacr d`l K`kky. D`jor Iroodcs dotacr, ol tac otacr a`lk, lcvcr

hc`rlck to hgvc wgta acr sols kc`ta. Vac foddgttck sugfgkc wgta ` rcvohvcr

gl ` brgclks m`rkcl gl 0731.

Duhtgphy tags story iy dorc ta`l ;55,555 `lk olc f`l icttcr `pprcfg`tcwa t gt rc`hhy fost tac Slgtck Vt tcs to achp wgl ]orhk ]`r GG. Duhtgphy gt

iy dghhgols `lk tac kcmrcc to wagfa ta`t folgft kgdglgsack aud`lgty gs `hh

tac dorc `pp`rclt.

N`tahccl Iroodc ]ghhg`ds, tac mookiyc iìy D`jor Iroodc lcvcr

mot ` fa`lfc to nlow, wouhk mrow up to icfodc `l `ffodphgsack l`v`h ags-

torg`l. Wct lo `doult ob probcssgol`h suffcss fouhk ffhh tac cdpty `fac hcbt

iy lcvcr nlowglm tac l`tur`h b`tacr waosc hgbc clkck just `s acrs icm`l. Gt

sccds ta`t sac w`s kcstglck to turl tac rcsc`rfa snghhs sac aolck stukyglml`v`h tcfalohomy to prokufc tags pgcfc ob gltclschy pcrsol`h dghgt`ry agstory.

Stghgzglm Yomcr Iroodc GGGs w`rtgdc hcttcrs, tac tcstgdoly ob survgv-

glm Hc`tacrlcfns wao scrvck wgta agd ol V`gp`l, obfffg`h rcforks, lk otacr

sourfcs, ]ghhg`ds a`s rcfolstruftck tac hgbc ob ` Slgvcrsgty ob Rgrmglg` H`w

Vfaooh mr`ku`tc wao rcbusck to hct fohor ihglklcss stop agd brod oit`glglm

` foddgssgol gl tac S.V. D`rglc Forps. @btcr tac outirc`n ob w`r, Iroodcs

supcrgors kcfgkck to t`p ags ckuf`tgol iy d`nglm agd ` st`bb obfffcr, iut

ac bcht krgvcl to hoiiy bor ` fodi`t fodd`lk. Ac ffl`hhy mot ags wgsa gl@prgh 07;; wgta `l `ssgmldclt to tac Ycmgdclt`h ]c`pols Fodp`ly, 9;ta

D`rglcs, ;ta D`rglc Kgvgsgol. D`jor Iroodcs pursugt ob mhory f`dc to `l

ìrupt a`ht gl lolkcsfrgpt r`vglc twclty-bour k`ys glto tac V`gp`l glv`sgol,

wacrc ac sust`glck tac woulk ta t folkcdlck agd to hglmcrglm kc ta.

N`tahccl ]ghhg`ds hùlfack tags projcft gl sc`rfa ob ` host acro. [ac

d`l sac boulk w`s `hh too aud`l. Ags bùhts glfhukck tac r`fgsd irck glto

agd iy `l upirglmglm gl tac Jgd Frow Vouta. Ac `hso posscssck d`rnck

strclmtas. Ac wornck a`rk to ic ` mook D`rglc `lk ` mook obfffcr, kgsph`y-glm ` foddclkìhc folfcrl bor tac wchb`rc ob ags dcl. Iroodcs hcttcrs

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D`rglc Forps w`rrgor ctaos fodpchhck agd to rgsn ags hgbc iy provglm agd-

schb ol tac i`tthcffchk.

Gl tchhglm acr b`tacrs story, ]ghhg`ds provgkcs `l glsgkc hoon `t tacmrowta ob tac S.V. D`rglc Forps kurglm tac dost pgvot`h yc`rs ob gts cvclt-

buh agstory. [ac D`rglcs sd`hh prcw`r sgzc b`fghgt`tck tac strglmclt schcf-

tgvgty ta`t pcrdgttck ta`t orm`lgz`tgol to fh`gd chgtc st`tus wchh icborc gt

v`hgk tck taosc prctclsgols `t sufa ph`fcs `s Mu`k`hf`l`h, [ r`w`, V gp`l,

Uchchgu, `lk Gwo Jgd`. Iroodcs rch`tgolsagp wgta Mcl. A`rry Vfadgkt `lk

ags brgclksagp wgta Foh. Cv`ls F`rhsol h`y i`rc tac pcrsol`h bcuks `lk rgv`h-

rgcs ta`t sa`pck tac w`rtgdc D`rglc Forps `s dufa `s scvcrc rcfrugt tr`gl-

glm, ` pgolccrglm `dpagigous w`rb`rc koftrglc, rcpc`tck gsh`lk `ss`uhts,agma f`su`htgcs, `lk tac dotto Vcdpcr Bgkchgs.

[ac Dc`surc ob ` D`l: Dy B`tacr, tac D`rglc Forps, `lk V`gp`lt`ncs

mrc`t cvclts brod scvclty yc`rs `mo `lk ph`fcs tacd gl `l gltgd`tc fol-

tcxt, saowglm us aow tacy `bbcftck glkgvgku`h @dcrgf`ls. [ags ioon gs lot

`lotacr b`fghc, bcch-mook fchcir`tgol ob tac Mrc`tcst Mclcr`tgol. Gt kocs

lot dglgdgzc tac s`frgfffcs ta`t w`r kcd`lks iy pogltglm to `ly kcsgr-

`ihc rcsuhts `hh tac kc`ta `lk dgscry supposckhy `fagcvc. Y`tacr, gt t`ncs

tac dc`surc ob ` host hgbc `lk tac prgfc w`r foltglucs to cx`ft holm `btcrtac muls b`hh sghclt. Crlcst Acdglmw`y fouhk lot a`vc kcvchopck ` icttcr

phot to agmahgmat tac str`lmc dgxturc ob four`mc, ac`rtirc`n, `lk butghgty ta`t

kcfflcs w`r. Bor ta`t`lk tac rgfa glsgmats folt`glck gl tacsc p`mcswc

f`l ic mr`tcbuh to N`tahccl Iroodc ]ghhg`ds bor folbroltglm tac maost ob

acr b`hhcl b`tacr.

Mrcmory J. ]. Srwgl

Urobcssor ob Agstory, [cdphc Slgvcrsgty


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@fnlowhckmdclts

[ags ioon dgmat lcvcr a`vc iccl wrgttcl wgtaout bchhow mookiyc

iìy D`ry Lchsol Nclly. Vac boulk dy irotacr `lk dc, gltro-

kufck us to D`rglcs wao a`k scrvck wgta our b`tacr, `lk rcdglkck

us ta`t wc wcrc olhy two `dolm tac d`ly faghkrcl ob dcl host gl ]orhk

]`r GG. Ovcr tac yc`rs, D`ry a`s supportck lk achpck dc gl tags qucst to

fflk dy b`tacr, `lk acr clfour`mcdclt a`s iccl glv`huìhc. Dy dotacrs

glstglft to aohk olto cvcry sfr`p ob p`pcrcvcry rcstùr`lt dclu, lcwsp`-

pcr fhgppglm, paotomr`pa, hcttcr, `lk f`rka`s provck ` mohkdglc. Moglm

tarouma cvcrytaglm sac s`vck bor `hh taosc yc`rs, p`rtgfuh`rhy dy b`tacrs hct-

tcrs, ol wagfa tags ioon gs h`rmchy i`sck, opclck `l gltgd`tc vgcw ta`t lo

`rfagvc ob obfffg`h kofudclts fouhk provgkc. G `d `hso kccphy mr`tcbuh to

dy b`tacrs tarcc sgstcrs, Chhcl Fr`kkofn, Chgzìcta Mrcclhc`b K`l`, `lk

Rgrmglg` Auhvcy, wao p`tgclthy rcspolkck to `hh dy qucstgols, sa`rglm tacgr

dcdorgcs ob agd `lk ob tacgr c`rhy yc`rs tomctacr. ]gtaout tacgr achp G

fouhk lot a`vc boulk tac pcrsol G soumat.

Urob. Kol`hk B. Igttlcr achpck dc to oit`gl, `rr`lmc, `lk ulkcrst`lk

dy b`tacrs dghgt`ry rcforks. Ags stc`ky clfour`mcdclt ob tags projcft a`s

dc`lt ` mrc`t kc`h to dc. G owc ` kcit ob mr`tgtukc to ` ludicr ob otacr

pcophc `s wchh. @s `hw`ys, G ta`ln [gd Lcllglmcr, fagcb ob Dokcrl Dghgt`ry

Ycforks `t tac L`tgol`h @rfagvcs, Fohhcmc U`rn, DK, bor ags support ovcr


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tac yc`rs `lk bor ags cbborts `lk taosc ob `rfagvgsts V`lky Vdgta `lk I`rry

Zcriy to tr`fn kowl cvcl tac dost oisfurc iut vgt`h rcforks. Irufc Uctty

achpck dc gl ` vcry kgbbcrclt w`y. Ac w`s hgvglm ol V`gp`l wacl G vgsgtck`lk w`s wrgtglm `l or`h agstory ob tac gsh`lk gl ]orhk ]`r GG. Ac toon dc

iooly stodpglm`s ac f`hhck gtscvcr`h tgdcs, gl `l uhtgd`tchy ulsuf-

fcssbuh `ttcdpt to posgtgvchy gkcltgby tac r`vglc wacrc dy b`tacr w`s saot. G

`d mr`tcbuh bor ags cbborts `lk ags foltgluglm gltcrcst. D`rgc F`stro, V`gp`l

l`tgvc, `hso achpck us try to hof`tc ta`t r`vglc. Vac sa`rck acr vgvgk dcdo-

rgcs ob w`rtgdc faghkaook ol V`gp`l lk foltglucs to bohhow dy promrcss.

D`ly fohhc`mucs `lk brgclks a`vc rcspolkck to qucstgols `lk rc`k

kgbbcrclt vcrsgols ob sodc, or `hh, ob tags worn, `lk G ta`ln tacd bor tacgrtaoumatbuh frgtgfgsd lk folstruftgvc summcstgols: Foh. Joscpa A. @hcx`lkcr,

J`dcs F. Ir`kbork, Ygfa`rk H. KgL`rko, Foh. Jol [. Aobbd`l, @hicrt

@. Loff, Kcllgs Vaow`htcr, M`ry Vohgs, M`ry ]cgr, `lk Rgvg`l Noi`y`sag,

DHV. I`ri`r` [roctch `lk J`fquchglc Mutwgrta cxcrfgsck tacgr bordgk`-

ihc ckgtglm snghhs, achpglm to mgvc tags ioon gts sa`pc. [acgr folvgftgol ta`t G

dust d`nc tags story dy owl `s wchh `s dy b`tacrs m`vc dc strclmta wacl

G w`vcrck. G `d proboulkhy mr`tcbuh. Foh. Ckw`rk Y. DfF`rtay nlcw dy

b`tacr `lk w`s tacrc ol L`dur, Dùg, `lk V`gp`l wacl ac w`s. Ck sa`rcktac krc`kbuh cxpcrgclfc ob w`r `lk achpck dc b`fc gt aolcsthy. Dgfa`ch

D`rtgl, kc`l ob Fomswchh Uohytcfalgf`h Fohhcmc `lk ` t`hcltck paotomr`-

pacr, achpck dc clordoushy wgta tac ghhustr`tgols, `s kgk Cv`l Uccihcs,

Fomswchhs systcds `kdglgstr`tor. Ioi Yowcl boulk `lk tacl `k`ptck tac

d`ps bor dc. Otacrs a`vc foddcltck ol folbcrclfc p`pcrs i`sck ol c`rhy

cbborts to t`fnhc tags suijcft. G `fnlowhckmc tacd acrc `lk `d mr`tcbuh bor

tacgr glsgmats. G wgsa to ta`ln L`v`h Agstoryd`m`zglc bor puihgsaglm two

`rtgfhcs i`sck ol rcsc`rfa ta`t hck to tags ioon. Gk `hso hgnc to ta`ln dy ckg-tor, Vus`l Iroon, cspcfg`hhy bor fodglm up wgta ` mrc`t tgthc wacl G w`s sty-

dgck, `lk fopy ckgtor Dglky Follcr bor acr taoumatbuh `lk sclsgtgvc worn.

Br`ln Ucha`d Kch`lo vohult`rghy ulkcrtoon rcsc`rfa glto dy Rgrmglg`

`ltcfckclts, ìout waod G nlcw lotaglm. [aouma ac rcjcfts tac taoumat,

G nlow aow dufa G owc agd. G `hso ta`ln F`rhctol Ucll GGGsol `lk

mr`lksol ob D`rglcs wao nlcw dy b`tacrbor ags gltcrcst gl tags proj-

cft `lk ags achp. Cumclc Bcgt, kc`r brgclk `lk `vgk sfaoh`r ob dghgt`ry ags-

tory, clkurck yc`rs ob dy strummhcs wgta tags suijcft `lk ncpt pusaglm dcolw`rk. G kccphy rcmrct ta`t ac kgk lot hgvc to scc tags ioon gl prglt. ]`rd

ta`lns mo `hso to Icvcrhcy Icl V`hcd, waosc aospgt`hgty d`ncs dy rcsc`rfa

trgps to ]`saglmtol, KF, so cljoyìhc.


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Mr`lts brod tac Fgty Slgvcrsgty ob Lcw Worn lk Fomswchh Uohytcfalgf`h

Fohhcmc achpck dc ulkcrt`nc tac rcsc`rfa bor tags ioon.

Bourta D`rglc Kgvgsgol vctcr`ls F`rh ]. D`ttacws, ]ghhg`d U. DfF`aghh,`lk Brckcrgfn @. Vtott mclcroushy sa`rck kofudclts `lk tacgr owl wrgttcl

`ffoults ob tac w`r. Dy mrc`tcst kcit, taouma, rcd`gls to tac dcl ob tac

Ycmgdclt`h ]c`pols Fodp`ly, 9;ta D`rglcs, ;ta D`rglc Kgvgsgol, wgta

waod dy b`tacr scrvck. [acy m`vc mclcroushy ob tacgr tgdc gl wolkcrbuh

folvcrs`tgols, sa`rck tacgr owl fohhcftgols ob kofudclts `lk otacr dcdo-

r`ighg`, `lk provgkck tchhglm kct`ghs G a`k lot boulk chscwacrc. [acgr opcl-

lcss gl rcf`hhglm dcdorgcs ob ` frgtgf`h `lk obtcl p`glbuh tgdc gl tacgr youlm

hgvcs dovck dc proboulkhy. ]ghhg`d Fr`lcs `ffoults ob ags cxpcrgclfcs `lkags rch`tgolsagp to dy b`tacr wcrc cspcfg`hhy toufaglm lk gdport`lt.

Ovcr tac yc`rs, G a`vc glgftck ol dy faghkrclIroonc, @hcx`lkr`,

`lk [`r``ttcdpts to fodc to mrgps wgta tags d`tcrg`h too ludcrous to

foult. [acgr glsgmatbuh foddclts agt aodc cvcry tgdc. G tagln tacy rc`hgzck

soolcr ta`l G aow gdport`lt to dc tags projcft a`k icfodc. [acgr faccrbuh

`ffcpt`lfc ob dy prcoffup`tgol wgta tacgr mr`lkb`tacr a`s dc`lt cvcry-

taglm to dc.

Bgl`hhy, G ta`ln dy irotacr, Yomcr, bor ags clfour`mcdclt `lk sup-port. G a`vc lo kouit ta`t ags `kvclturous spgrgt `lk ags bc`rhcsslcss `rc dy

b`tacrs strolmcst hcm`fy.

]gta so dufa `ssgst lfc, G a`vc iccl s`vck brod ludcrous crrors ob

odgssgol `lk foddgssgol. [aosc crrors ta`t rcd`gl `rc cltgrchy dy owl.

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xvgg

Gkolt rcdcdicr cx`fthy wacl gt ffrst d`ttcrck to dc ta`t Yomcr `lk G

a`k ` kgbbcrclt h`st l`dc brod our p`rclts `lk sgstcr. G tagln G `hw`ys

nlcw wc kgk, iut G w`s too youlm wacl wc hgvck gl Gt`hy bor l`dcs

to a`vc `ly p`rtgfuh`r sgmlgfff`lfc. Gl 0730, wacl wc dovck brod Gt`hy to

Clmh`lk wgta K`kkys S.V. Borcgml Vcrvgfc joi, G w`s sgx, `lk ohk clouma to

a`vc to cxph`gl taglms gl sfaooh. G nlcw tac rc`sol bor dy l`dc, ob foursc.

Dy b`tacr a`k kgck gl tac w`r `lk dy dotacr d`rrgck K`kky `lk fa`lmck

acr l`dc. [acl wc mot ` i`iy sgstcr, Vus`l, wao sa`rck tacgr l`dc too.

@htaouma G a`rkhy ulkcrstook waysglfc G a`k K`kkyG fouhk tchh gt

d`kc pcophc s`k wacl G tohk tacd `iout dy b`tacr, `lk ta`t w`s cdi`r-

r`ssglm. G w`s proboulkhy say `lk kgk lot w`lt to ic kgbbcrclt brod dy

brgclks gl `ly w`y. @t ffrst, taouma, G just w`s. Dy fh`ssd`tcs sool boulk

out G w`s @dcrgf`l. ]c fouhk a`vc wol tac w`r wgtaout you W`lns, tacy

s`gk. [ac w`r `lk gts folscquclfcstac sfclcs ob kcstruftgol, tac olmo-

glm r`tgolglma`k ffhhck tacgr youlm hgvcs. ]c wcrc sachtcrck brod sodc

ob ta`t iy our phcltgbuh @dcrgf`l supphgcs. G stghh rcdcdicr f`scs ob krgck

prulcs `lk Gvory so`p st`fnck up gl ` i`scdclt fhosct. Iut hgnc cvcryolc

chsc wc wcrc gssuck foupol ioons bor dost ob wa`t wc lcckckgl kgbbcr-

clt fohors bor tac kgbbcrclt prokufts. [ac h`st rcstrgftgol to ic hgbtck w`s ol

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sum`r. Ol ta`t k`y Yomcr `lk G joglck tac holm qucucs ob c`mcr faghkrcl

w`gtglm outsgkc cvcry f`lky storc gl tac foultry.

Gt w`s gdpossgihc to ic sgx `lk scvcl `lk cgmat gl postw`r Holkol `lklot hc`rl sodctaglm ìout w`r `lk kc`ta. ]c hgvck gl A`dpstc`k, ` rcsg-

kcltg`h lcgmaioraook lortawcst ob tac fgty fcltcr lk wchh w`y brod t`rmct

`rc`s sufa s tac Ygvcr [a`dcs `lk gts kofns. Wct cvcl lc`riy, waohc ihofns

a`k iccl iodick to ruiihc, wgta olhy off`sgol`h p`rts ob w`hhs stghh st`lk-

glm gl tac dgkst ob tac kcstruftgol, tac p`gltck gltcrgors b`kck iy cxposurc

to tac wc`tacr. Yomcr `lk G ph`yck w`r m`dcs wgta tac m`lms ob ioys wao

d`tcrg`hgzck `dolm tac rugls. G bohhowck Yomcr cvcrywacrc. Ac w`s bc`r-

hcss, `lk G t`mmck `holm hgnc ags sa`kow. [ac lcmhcftck m`rkcls wacrc wcph`yck wcrc pcrbor`tck iy saort, l`rrow tullchs f`hhck @lkcrsol sachtcrs

`btcr tac aodc scfrct`ry wao prodotck tacgr usc. U`rtg`hhy iurgck `lk hglck

wgta forrum`tck grol iclt glto `rfacs, tacy wcrc supposck to provgkc sodc

protcftgol brod Mcrd`l iodis. [acy wcrc pcrbcft bor our m`dcs. Gt w`s

`hw`ys tac s`dc m`dc: Clmhgsa sohkgcrs `m`glst tac a`tck Iosfa. G kgklt

follcft taosc m`dcs to dy b`tacrs w`r.

Our aousc w`s ` sohgk, rckirgfn Rgftorg`l ol ` forlcr. [ac i`scdclt,

wgta gts h`rmc fo`h-iurlglm burl`fc, a`k iccl cqugppck `s ` iodi sachtcrwgta dct h iuln icks fovcrck iy na`ng-fohorck woohcl `rdy ih lncts `lk

sachvcs hglck wgta tgls ob book `lk dckgfglcs. M`s d`sns s`t `holmsgkc `sa-

hgmats. K`kky tohk dc ta`t ` youlm mgrh a`k kgck gl tac i`scdclt kurglm tac

w`r, ob sodc sort ob puhdol`ry kgsc`sc. Acr b dghy a`k lot iccl ìhc to b fc

fhc`rglm `lytaglm out. Cvcryolc w`s s`k bor tac mgrh, `lk G icm`l to wolkcr gb

G saouhk ic s`k bor dy ffrst b`tacr, icfùsc ac a`k kgck too. Iut loioky rc`hhy

dcltgolck agd, cxfcpt wacl wc a`k to cxph`gl our l`dcs.

Ol olc sfaooh aohgk`y K`kky toon Yomcr `lk Vus`l `lk dc ol ` f`dp-glm trgp to ]`hcs. ]acl wc `rrgvck, wc pgtfack our two tclts `lk tacl

st`rtck ol ` agnc. Vukkclhy tac sny k`rnclck, aumc ih`fn fhouks swccp-

glm up ovcr tac aghhsgkc. ]c d`kc ` k`sa i`fn to tac f`dpsgtc, iut torrcl-

tg`h r`gls fùmat us icborc wc fouhk rc`fa tac tclts. @s wc fa`lmck glto kry

p`j`d`s G rcdcdicr w`tfaglm K`kky, so`nglm wct, strummhc to crcft ` hc`l-

to gl tac pourglm r`gl. Ac d`l`mck to foon us ` aot suppcr ol tac Fohcd`l

stovcsùs`mcs `lk fofo` ta`t t`stck hgnc ac`vcl. Kurglm tac lgmat Vus`l

icm`l fryglm wgta `l c`r`fac, so wc p`fnck up `lk hcbt tac lcxt dorlglm.Duddy kgk lot mo f`dpglm wgta us, `lk wc wolkcrck way. Vac a`k

`hw`ys hovck kvclturcs icborc. Vac w`s icùtgbuh, vgv`fgous, lk bul hovglm.

xvggg Urohomuc


20/25

Dcl `korck acr. Olc or `lotacr ob acr `kdgrcrs obtcl joglck tac two ob us

bor tc` `btcr dy wccnhy pg`lo hcssol kowltowl gl ]gmdorc Vtrcct.

Gl tac suddcr ob 073;, wacl G w`s lglc, wc rcturlck to tac SlgtckVt`tcs. Just bor tac sfaooh aohgk`ys, dy p`rclts s`gk. ]c fhosck up tac aousc

`lk boulk ` b`dghy to t`nc f`rc ob our ichovck kom, ]`ms, `lk acr icst

brgclk, [oddy-tac-f`t. ]c lcvcr s`w tacd `m`gl. @btcr spclkglm ` bcw

k`ys gl Lcw Worn wgta K`kkys p`rclts, wc `hh sphgt up. Yomcr `lk G wcrc

sclt to vgsgt our Iroodc ùlts `lk tacgr b`dghgcs, `htaouma wc a`rkhy cvcl

nlcw wao tacy wcrc. Vus`l `lk K`kky st`yck wgta ags p`rclts. G kgklt

nlow wacrc dy dotacr w`s, `lk sodctgdcs G a`k lgmatd`rcs ta`t sac a`k

kgck. @s holm `s Yomcr `lk G wcrc tomctacr, taouma, G w`s lot too sf`rck.Iut tacl wc wcrc scp`r`tck. Yomcr wclt to hgvc wgta @ult Rgrmglg` Hcc gl

Ucllsyhv`lg`. G w`s sclt to st`y wgta dy b`tacrs ohkcst sgstcr, Chhcl, tac olhy

olc ob tac tarcc Iroodc sgstcrs wao stghh hgvck gl Rgrmglg`, wacrc tacy a`k

mrowl up. G a`k iccl iorl gl Rgrmglg` too, gl Fa`rhottcsvghhc, `htaouma G w`s

olhy ` bcw wccns ohk wacl G hcbt.

Dy b`tacrs dotacrwaod wc `hh f`hhck Dukkgcowlck ` sd`hh

aousc gl Fa`rhottcsvghhc iut spclt dufa ob acr tgdc wgta olc or `lotacr ob

acr tarcc kùmatcrs. Dukkgc w`s ` a`vcl ob `bbcftgol. Vac tohk dc ta`t saca`k t`ncl f`rc ob dc `s ` lcwiorl, `lk sac toon f`rc ob dc `m`gl kurglm

taosc doltas gl Rgrmglg`. G hovck acr h`vclkcr-h`kcl aums, `lk G cspcfg`hhy

hovck gt wacl sac t`hnck ìout dy b`tacr. Dy dotacr a`k `hdost lcvcr

sponcl ìout our b`tacr to Yomcr `lk dc. Dukkgc t`hnck ìout agd ` hot,

ph`ltglm gl dy dglk tac ffrst sccks ob furgosgty ìout agd. Vac s`gk ta`t G

rcdglkck acr ob agd, `lk G wghh lcvcr bormct aow mook ta`t d`kc dc bcch.

Vac m`vc dc tac olhy taglm G a`k cvcr a`k ob dy b`tacrsags iìy a`gr-

irusa, ihuc `lk wgta tac sobtcst ob irgsthcs. G stghh trc`surc gt tok`y. Dukkgcw`s so prouk ob acr sol `lk fcrt gl ob tac wolkcrbuh buturc ac wouhk a`vc

cljoyck a`k ac hgvck. Acr sorrow wacl sac toon dc to vgsgt ags mr`vc gl tac

tgly foultry faurfay`rk d`kc dc wolkcr bor tac ffrst tgdc wa`t G dgmat

a`vc host. Iut `t hc`st G a`k K`kky.

Just icborc Fargstd`s G w`s put ol ` tr`gl `lk rokc iy dyschb brod

Rgrmglg` to Lcw Worn Fgty. Dy dotacr dct dc `t tac st tgol, `lk wc toon

` ius tomctacr to vgsgt ` brgclk ob acrs waosc ausi`lk w`s gl tac @rdy, st`-

tgolck `t ]cst Uoglt. Ol tac rgkc Duddy cxph`glck ta`t K`kky wouhklot ic gl our b`dghy `lydorc. Vac `lk Yomcr `lk Vus`l `lk G wcrc moglm

i`fn to Clmh`lk, iut to ` lcw aodc `lk ` lcw hgbc. Vool, wc `hso a`k `

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21/25

lcw b`tacr, ` Vfotsd`l. ]c wcrc tohk to f`hh agd Mcormc. Mcormc w`s frc-

`tgvc, sopagstgf`tck, `lk wgtty` d`l ob tac worhk. Ac w`s lot dufa ob `

d`l bor faghkrcl, taouma. Ac kgk lot f`dp or d`nc p`pgcr-dfa h`lk-sf`pcs or fohhcft st`dps. H`tcr, wacl G w`s ohkcr, Mcormc `lk G icf`dc

fhosc. Iut taosc ffrst yc`rs wcrc a`rk. Duddy tohk dc ta`t G saouhk lot ic

s`k icfùsc, `btcr `hh, K`kky w`s lot dy rc`hb`tacr. Iut ta`t olhy folbusck

dc. G hovck K`kky `lk dourlck ags kcp`rturc. @lk sglfc Dukkgc a`k tohk

dc ìout dy ffrst b`tacr G a`k st`rtck to dgss agd. Low G bcht `s taouma G

a`k host two b`tacrs.

Gt w`s kurglm tacsc yc`rs ta`t G rc`hhy icm`l to tagln ìout dy b`tacrs

ìsclfc. Urcoffupgck wgta ` lcw ausi`lk, Duddy `hdost lcvcr sponc obagd. Vac lcvcr dcltgolck ags igrtak`ys, `lk G kgk lot nlow tac yc`r, or

cvcl tac dolta `lk k`y, wacl ac w`s iorl, or wacrc. Otacr ta`l `l obfffg`h

D`rglc Forps paotomr`pa ta`t aulm ol Yomcrs ickrood w`hh, wc lcvcr s`w

`ly pgfturcs ob our b`tacr, lot cvcl taosc ob agd aohkglm iìy Yomcr. ]c kgk

lot nlow tacy cxgstck. ]c lcvcr s`w `ly ob tac lcwsp`pcr fhgppglms ìout

ags woulkglm `lk kc`ta ta`t dy dotacr a`k dctgfuhoushy p`stck glto h`rmc

ih`fn sfr`pioons. Lor kgk wc nlow ta`t dy dotacr a`k ncpt `hh our b`tacrs

forrcspolkclfc, acr k`tcioons brod tacgr yc`rs tomctacr, `lk tac hcttcrs obfolkohclfc sac rcfcgvck btcr ac kgck. G boulk tac hcttcrs gl ioxcs gl ` fhosct

olfc wacl Duddy w`s out. G w`s hoonglm bor tac ioon sac trgck to agkc

c`fa tgdc G s`w acr rc`kglm gt. Vac lcvcr hcbt ta`t ioon out ol acr icksgkc

tìhc s sac usu`hhy kgk wgta wa`tcvcr sac w`s rc`kglm, lk G w`ltck to nlow

way. G kgklt k`rc rc`k tac hcttcrs. G w`s `br gk sac wouhk ic `lmry gb sac

boulk out ta`t G nlcw ìout tacd. G boulk tac ioon, toolot gl tac fhosct

iut gl acr ulkcrwc`r kr`wcr. Gt w`s Ucytol Uh`fc.

@hdost cvcrytaglm ta`t fouhk a`vc cxph`glck so dufa ìout dy b`tacrw`s agkkcl `w`y. Ags hcttcrs fouhk a`vc `lswcrck tac d`ly qucstgols ta t

wcrc just icmgllglm to bord gl dy dglk ìout wa t nglk ob ` d`l ac w`s

`lk aow `lk way ac a`k kgck. Iut G kgklt `sn ìout taglms ta`t dgmat d`nc

dy dotacr s`k. Gt gs truc ta`t Dukkgc a`k iccl s`k wacl spc`nglm iout dy

b`tacr, iut sac `hso w`ltck dc to nlow ìout agd. Duddy kgklt sccd to.

Gl ` faghkgsa, tcl- or chcvcl-yc`r-ohk w`y G taoumat G ulkcrstook cvcry-

taglm. Duddy kgklt w`lt to t`hn ìout, or cvcl scc, K`kky icfùsc sac

kgklt hovc agd `lydorc. Vac kgklt w`lt to t`hn ìout dy b`tacr icfùscta`t wouhk d`nc acr too s`k. G taoumat ta`t gb G fùsck trouihc iy irglmglm

up tacsc suijcfts wc dgmat hosc Mcormc too. G vowck to dyschb ta`t lo d`t-

tcr wa`t, G wouhk ko lotaglm to rofn tac io`t.

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22/25

Glstc`k, G spclt aours st`rglm `t dy b`tacrs paotomr`pa, sc`rfaglm ags

b`fc bor ` rcscdih`lfc to dy owl, aopglm to hc`rl sodctaglm ìout agd.

Iut `hh G s`w wcrc ags mr`y cycs hoonglm i`fn `t dc `lk tac b`glt icmgllglmsob ` sdghc. @ br`dck fgt`tgol bor ir`vcry aulm icsgkc tac paotomr`pa, `lk

G stukgck ta`t too, `htaouma tac olhy taglm G rc`hhy ulkcrstook brod gt w`s

ta`t dy b`tacr a`k iccl ` acro. Ac dust a`vc iccl icfùsc Yomcr a`k ags

dck`hs, c`fa clf`sck gl ` kodc ob mh`ss hgnc taosc p`pcrwcgmats wgta krgck

owcrs glsgkc. Bor d`ly yc`rs ta`t w`s `hh dy b`tacr w`s to dc: sodc dck-

`hs, ` paotomr`pa, ` fgt`tgol, `lk `l glkcfflìhc sclsc ob hoss.

Ucra`ps ta`t cxph`gls tac `ppc`h ob agstory to dc. Gt w`s ` w`y to fflk

out ìout taglms agkkcl gl tac p`st. Olhy rcfclthy G hc`rlck ta`t dy l`dc-s`nc, Dukkgcs fousgl N`tahccl Irufc, w`s ` A`rv`rk-tr`glck agstorg`l

wao wrotc ` agstory ob tac [rckcm`r Grol ]orns gl Ygfadolk ta`t w`s vgt h

to tac Folbckcr`tcs kurglm tac Fgvgh ]`r. @hh dy dotacr cvcr s`gk iout dy

mokdotacr w`s ta`t sac w`s ` koftor, `lk G taoumat ta`t dc`lt ` dckgf`h

koftor. Fousgl N`tahccl kgck ob hcuncdg` lot holm `btcr G w`s iorl. A`k

sac hgvck, sac dgmat a`vc iccl `l glspgrglm dcltor.

G a`vc `hw`ys hovck to rc`k, `lk `s b`r i`fn `s G f`l rcdcdicr G rc`k

w`r storgcs. [ac puihgf hgir ry gl A`dpstc`k w`s `l c`sy w`hn brod ourlcw aodc. ]aghc Yomcr faosc sfgclfc ffftgol bor tac tarcc ioons wc fouhk

c`fa t`nc out wccnhy, G `hw`ys faosc agstorgf`h lovchs. @dolm dy b`vorgtcs

wcrc tac `kvclturc storgcs ob Igmmhcs, tac ]orhk ]`r G yglm `fc. [acrc

w`slt dufa wrgttcl yct bor faghkrcl ìout ]orhk ]`r GG> gt w s dufa too

rcfclt. Iut G rc`k ìout `ly w`r. Ob tac dovgcs G s`w `t tac Vwgss Fott`mc

Okcol tac olcs G rcdcdicr dost vgvgkhy, hgnc [ac K`d Iustcrs`lk Yc`fa

bor tac Vny, wcrc ìout ]orhk ]`r GG. @htaouma G kgklt nlow gt `t tac tgdc,

G w`s `hrc`ky sc`rfaglm bor dy b`tacr. Cvcry low `lk tacl, `lk cspcfg`hhygl dy tccls, G w`s ulcxpcftckhy `lk cdi`rr`ssglmhy ovcrfodc iy ` kccp

sclsc ob holchglcss. Olfc, G `ttclkck ` Ycdcdir`lfc K`y scrvgfc `t @hh

Vouhs faurfa gl A`dpstc`k wgta dy Mgrh Mugkc ulgt `lk boulk dyschb fry-

glm. [acrc wc wcrc, aolorglm Clmh`lks w`r kc`k, `lk G bcht `s taouma G

w`s just icmgllglm to dourl dy owl w`r kc`k.

G toon dy @-Hcvch cx`ds gl Clmh`lk gl agstory, Clmhgsa hgtcr`turc, `lk

`rt, `lk tacl gl 0729 G rcturlck to tac Vt`tcs to `ttclk ]chhcshcy Fohhcmc gl

D`ss`fausctts. Yomcr a`k st`rtck `t tac Slgvcrsgty ob Rgrmglg`, our b`tacrs`hd` d`tcr, tac yc`r icborc. Hgnc `hh @dcrgf`l faghkrcl wao host ` b`tacr

gl ]orhk ]`r GG, Yomcr `lk G wcrc kcsgml`tck w`r orpa`ls. Rctcr`ls

@kdglgstr`tgol bulks p`gk bor our tugtgol, tr`vch, `lk hgvglm cxpclscs, `lk

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23/25

tac Kùmatcrs ob tac @dcrgf`l Ycvohutgol m`vc us c`fa ` sd`hh icqucst. G

rcdcdicr bcchglm surprgsck to rcfcgvc dolcy brod foultry G i`rchy nlcw,

`htaouma G ulkcrstook gt w`s ` trgiutc to dy b`tacr bor ags s`frgfffc. G wouhkr`tacr a`vc a`k agd.

G lcvcr taoumat ob icglm `lytaglm iut ` agstory d`jor gl fohhcmc, `lk

waclcvcr G a`k ` faogfc ob topgf to stuky, gt w`s `hw`ys dghgt`ry agstory.

Cvcry p`pcr G wrotc cxphorck sodc `spcft ob w`r. [ac sc`rfa bor dy b`tacr

foltgluck, `htaouma G w`s lot lc`rhy rc`ky to `fnlowhckmc gt `s ta`t, cvcl

to dyschb. @lk stghh w`r w`s `l glcsf`pìhc p`rt ob dy hgbc. Dy mclcr`tgols

w`rRgctl`dcxphokck waghc G w`s gl fohhcmc. @s sohc survgvglm sol,

st`tus rcmuh`rgzck gl 07;1 to aolor dcl wao a`k mgvcl tacgr hgvcs gl ]orhk]`r GG, dy irotacr w`s cxcdpt brod dghgt`ry scrvgfc. Dy fousgl Joc`

L`vy gcr, dy b`tacrs moksol `lk mokb`tacr to dy kùmatcr @hcx`lkr`

w`s saot kowl ovcr Lorta Rgctl`d lk kgs`ppc`rck borcvcr. Ac lk G wcrc

olhy two wccns `p`rt gl `mc `lk vcry dufa `hgnc. Ags hossolc G fouhk

`kdgt to `lk t`hn ìoutaurt dc kccphy.

Ol mr`ku`tgol brod fohhcmc, dy ausi`lk ob ` bcw doltas w`s fod-

dgssgolck gl tac S.V. @rdy. Bor dorc ta`l ` yc`r G hgvck wgta tac bc`r ta`t

G dgmat hosc ` spousc to w`r `s wchh `s ` b`tacr. Iut glstc`k ob Rgctl`d acw`s olc ob tac hufny bcw orkcrck to Mcrd`ly. G `ffodp`lgck agd, `lk our

sol w`s iorl tacrc. ]c l`dck agd Iroonc bor dy b`tacr, Yomcr Mrcvghhc

Iroonc Iroodc.

@btcr dy ausi`lks two-yc`r `ftgvc-kuty oihgm`tgol wc hgvck `lk wornck

ovcrsc`s bor dost ob tac lcxt ffbtccl yc`rs. Our two kùmatcrs@hcx`lkr`

`lk [`r`wcrc iorl gl Uucrto Ygfo. ]c wcrc schkod gl tac Vt`tcs, s`w hgt-

thc ob dy b`tacrs b`dghy, `lk a`k lo opportulgty to hc`rl dorc ìout agd.

Bgl`hhy, ol our rcturl to Lcw Worn, tac faghkrcl low gl tacgr tccls, G fouhkkcvotc dyschb buhh tgdc to agstory, rcsc`rfa, `lk wrgtglm bofusglm ol ]orhk

]`r GG l`v`h tcfalohomy. Buhffhhglm ` holm-achk krc`d, G kckgf`tck dy ffrst

ioon to dy b`tacr waghc stghh fhglmglm to sodc v`muc lotgol ob `l ìsclt w`r-

tgdc acro.

]acl D`ry Lchsol Ncllys dotacr kgck, cvcrytaglm fa`lmck bor dc.

Moglm tarouma acr dotacrs p`pcrs, D`ry f`dc `fross ` iulkhc ob w`rtgdc

hcttcrs brod acr b`tacr, F`pt. Horccl @. O. Lchsol, SVDF. Horccl a`k

iccl cxcfutgvc obfffcr ob tac Ycmgdclt`h ]c`pols Fodp`ly fodd`lkckiy dy b`tacr ol tac U`fgfff gsh`lk ob V`gp`l `lk w`s wgta agd ol 1 Juhy

07;; wacl iota wcrc agt iy J`p`lcsc mulffrc. Iota dcl wcrc cv`fu`tck

to A`w`gg, iut Horccl hgvck i`rchy ` wccn, kyglm ob ags woulks ol 02 Juhy.

xxgg Urohomuc


24/25

@hdost sgxty yc`rs h`tcr, usglm acr b`tacrs hcttcrs, D`ry icm`l to sc`rfa bor

ags bchhow D`rglcs. Vac boulk survgvglm dcdicrs ob tac fodp`ly wao a`k

iccl aohkglm rculgols bor ` ludicr ob yc`rs `lk w`s wchfodck glto tacmroup. Vac boulk us, icfùsc dy irotacr a`s our b`tacrs l`dc. ]c too

wcrc wchfodck.

]acl G dct dcl wao a`k scrvck wgta dy b tacr, dcl wao a`k boumat

iy ags sgkc, G w`s lo holmcr foltclt wgta `l gd`mc gl ` paotomr`pa. @s tac

`mglm vctcr`ls t`hnck, tacgr dcdorgcs stghh p`glbuh, G rc`hgzck ta`t hh dy hgbc

G a`k tgptock `roulk tac gkc` ob ` b`tacr. Low G w`ltck to fodc to tcrds

wgta sodcolc wao w`s rc`h. ]ay, bor cx`dphc, a`k dy b`tacr strummhck bor

yc`rs to mct to tac i`tthcffchk wacl ac kgk lot a`vc to mo? Kgk ac ichgcvcta`t ags wghhglmlcss to ffmat kcfflck agd s d`l? ]`s ac krgvcl iy sclsc

ob kuty to kcbclk ags foultry? ]`s ac f`rchcsshy r`sa, or worsc, ` mhory

sccncr? ]`s ac krgvcl iy acrogsd, `s G taoumat `s ` faghk? ]`s gt auirgs?

Dy irotacr `lk G `lk our bchhow mookiyc iìgcs a`vc iccl hgvglm wgta

]orhk ]`r GG bor dorc ta`l sgxty yc`rs. D`ly ob us a`vc ffcptck s lord`h

` v`muc iut pcrsgstclt sclsc ob hoss. Lot nlowglm way `lk aow dy b`tacr

kgck, G h`rmchy gmlorck tac vogk gl dy hgbc. Iy tac tgdc G w`s ohk clouma to

hoon bor `lswcrs, G w`s `br`gk to. G w`s `br`gk gt dgmat rugl wa`t G a`k fodcto scc `s tac br`mghc bìrgf ob our b`dghy. [acl G icf`dc prcoffupgck wgta

aohkglm dy owl b`dghy tomctacr. Fùmat up gl kgvorfc profcckglms, G a`k

lo cdotgol`h rcscrvcs to sp`rc bor ` sc`rfa waosc rcsuht G fouhk lot borc-

scc. Low, `btcr yc`rs ob wrgtglm ìout w`rs otacr pcophc boumat, G `d rc`ky,

ffl`hhy, to tchh dy owl b`tacrs story.

[ac sgxtgcta `llgvcrs`ry ob tac h`lkglms ol V`gp`l w`s foddcdo-

r`tck tacrc gl Julc 955;. D`ry Nclly `lk G wclt tomctacr, lot nlowglm

wa t wc wouhk fflk or bcch or hc rl ìout our b`tacrs, wao a`k boumat `lkb`hhcl tomctacr. G w`hnck tac sghclt, st`rthglmhy icùtgbuh, `dc trccbrglmck

glv`sgol ic`facs `lk s`w tacd ffhh wgta youlm dcl. [acy pourck out ob

h`lkglm fr`bt, `ttclck tacdschvcs ol tac l`rrow, folmcstck, tuduhtuous

ic`facs, `lk fhulm to tac s`lk. [acl, gl sd`hh mroups, tacy studihck bor-

w`rk, trgppglm ovcr tac iokgcs ob taosc wao a`k b hhcl icborc tacd, sodc-

aow `kv`lfglm tarouma tac kc`bclglm logsc, tac folfussgol ob orkl`lfc,

`lk tac forkgtc-h`fck `gr.

G sc`rfack bor tac r`vglc wacrc dy b`tacr w`s saot. @s G strummhcktarouma tac kclsc vcmct`tgol, ffmatglm tac clcrv`tglm tropgf`h ac`t `lk

audgkgty, futtglm dyschb ol tac sa`rp hgdcstolc, G s`w dy b`tacr, lot `holc

`lydorc iut `s olc ob `hh tac b`tacrs, sols, ausi`lks, `lk irotacrs ol

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V`gp`l. G nlcw tacl ta`t tchhglm ags story wouhk ic tchhglm tacgr story too.

G w`s lot surc G w`s rc`ky bor gt. ]acl G t`hnck wgta tac vctcr`ls wao a`k

d`kc tac holm `lk cdotgol`h jourlcy to tac foddcdor`tgol, G fouhk bcchaow ncclhy tacy a`k subbcrck. Iut G a`k lcvcr iccl to w`r. G a`k lcvcr

b`fck fodi`t. Aow fouhk G nlow wa`t krovc dcl borw`rk glto kc`ta? Aow

fouhk G mgvc taosc dcl ` vogfc? Aow fouhk G fflk dy owl b`tacr `t h`st?

G lcckck to rc`k dy b`tacrs hcttcrs. Ol ` vgsgt to dy dotacr olc sprglm

G rc`k tacd `hhdorc ta`l 935 ob tacdbrod tac ffrst olcs ac wrotc gl

07;0 `btcr dcctglm dy dotacr to taosc, tarcc `lk ` a`hb yc`rs h`tcr ta`t

too wc`n to aohk ` pcl agdschbac kgft`tck to L`vy lurscs gl A`w`gg.

]acl G fflgsack tacd G nlcw aow to usc dy b`tacrs works. G wouhk usctacd to tchh ags story. G wouhk usc tacd to cxph`gl wao ac w`s. G a`k iccl

prcp`rglm bor tags bor so holm. [ags gs aow G dgmat ulkcrst`lk way ac wclt

out to b`fc kc`ta. G wouhk wrgtc bor `hh tac b`tacrs wao rgsnck tacgr hgvcs

`lk bor `hh tac faghkrcl ob taosc wao lcvcr rcturlck. G wouhk wrgtc bor dy

irotacr `lk dc.

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