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His lips trembled. The words spilled out in jagged, broken pieces. \u201cDad\u2026 I went home for lunch. Mom was with\u2026 with Uncle Steve. I tried to leave. He\u2026 he slammed my face into the door. Locked me in my room. I jumped from the window. They\u2019re still there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The air in the small, quiet office thickened. My pulse, contrary to what you might expect, slowed. Military training doesn\u2019t make you fearless; it makes you deliberate.<\/p>\n

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His lips trembled. The words spilled out in jagged, broken pieces. \u201cDad\u2026 I went home for lunch. Mom was with\u2026 with Uncle Steve. I tried to leave. He\u2026 he slammed my face into the door. Locked me in my room. I jumped from the window. They\u2019re still there.\u201d The air in the small, quiet office…<\/p>\n

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