Purple Heart
“He took a minute to catch his breath, then knocked.
Brody opened the door so quickly, it was almost as if he’d been standing on the other side just waiting for Matt’s arrival. His office was much smaller than Fuchs’s, more government-issue than former palace: a metal desk and chair, a filing cabinet and laptop. The only personal item in the room was a crucifix on a blank wall behind his desk.
“Private Duffy,” he said, gesturing for Matt to sit in a chair in front of his desk. He grabbed a file ...and clicked his ballpoint pen into the ready position, as swiftly as if he were taking the safety off his gun. The friendly, proud-to-meet-you tone of their last meeting was gone.
“Before we begin…” he said, “let me tell you that the army takes this kind of accusation very seriously. And that we do our level best to get to the bottom of it.”
Matt swallowed.
“Let me also explain that you will be held accountable for the facts not as they are in hindsight but as they appeared to you at the time.”MoreLess
Brody opened the door so quickly, it was almost as if he’d been standing on the other side just waiting for Matt’s arrival. His office was much smaller than Fuchs’s, more government-issue than former palace: a metal desk and chair, a filing cabinet and laptop. The only personal item in the room was a crucifix on a blank wall behind his desk.
“Private Duffy,” he said, gesturing for Matt to sit in a chair in front of his desk. He grabbed a file ...and clicked his ballpoint pen into the ready position, as swiftly as if he were taking the safety off his gun. The friendly, proud-to-meet-you tone of their last meeting was gone.
“Before we begin…” he said, “let me tell you that the army takes this kind of accusation very seriously. And that we do our level best to get to the bottom of it.”
Matt swallowed.
“Let me also explain that you will be held accountable for the facts not as they are in hindsight but as they appeared to you at the time.”MoreLess
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