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Chapter 6

           Ididn’tevenwanttoriskbeingflogged...eventhoughthedoctorstandsbytomakecertainthatitdoesn’tdoyouanypermanentinjury.Nobodyinourfamilyhadeverbeenflogged(exceptpaddlingsinschool,ofcourse,whichisn’tatallthesamething).Therewerenocriminalsinourfamilyoneitherside,nonewhohadevenbeenaccusedofcrime.Wewereaproudfamily;theonlythingwelackedwascitizenshipandFatherregardedthatasnorealhonor,avainanduselessthing.ButifIwerefloggedWell,he’dprobablyhaveastroke.

           AndyetHendrickhadn’tdoneanythingthatIhadn’tthoughtaboutdoingathousandtimes.Whyhadn’tI?Timid,Iguess.Iknewthatthoseinstructors,anyoneofthem,couldbeatthetaroutofme,soIhadbuttonedmylipandhadn’ttriedit.Noguts,Johnnie.AtleastTedHendrickhadhadguts.Ididn’thave...andamanwithnogutshasnobusinessintheArmyinthefirstplace.

           Besidesthat,CaptainFrankelhadn’tevenconsideredittobeTed’sfault.EvenifIdidn’tbuya9080,throughlackofguts,whatdaywouldIdosomethingotherthana9080somethingnotmyfaultandwindupslumpedagainstthewhippingpostanyhow?Timetogetout,Johnnie,whileyou’restillahead.

           Mymother’slettersimplyconfirmedmydecision.Ihadbeenabletohardenmyhearttomyparentsaslongastheywererefusingmebutwhentheysoftened,Icouldn’tstandit.OrwhenMothersoftened,atleast.Shehadwritten:butIamafraidImusttellyouthatyourfatherwillstillnotpermityournametobementioned.

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