... go to war, and I didn't want my platoon to leave me behind. I corresponded with the guys for a year, and after the war, my platoon returned a year later. At an award ceremony they received medals along with their combat patch. I was the only soldier in formation without one, and the guys in my platoon always reminded me about it. After Berlin, I was ... ...

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