— After the last operation, I came back wounded.
I spent a long time recovering, spent everything I had. My wife left me, took the kids.
I had to sell the house… I ended up on the streets.
But now I’m healthy again and I want to come back. Service is the only thing I have left. The general was silent for a moment, then stepped forward, placed his hand on the man’s shoulder, and said:
— I remember what you did for your country.
You saved more lives than any of us.
Come. Let everyone see who you really are.
And when they walked into the office together, the officers who had been laughing just moments before stood up from their desks. For the first time — not out of order, but out of respect.
