“I can’t accept it, Sir,” he said.
The colonel frowned. “Why not?”
“I had a serious lapse of judgment, and I was responsible for—”
“I thought that was it,” the colonel said. “Lieutenant DiGrasso, the investigation was thorough, and it cleared you of any wrongdoing. I understand your reluctance to take the medal. You lost a lot of marines.”
An image of his men under fire flashed through Mike’s mind. His jaw tightened.
“But you couldn’t have foreseen what happened. And your behavior under fire warrants the Silver Star. Why don’t you give this more thought, and we’ll talk about it again?”
“I’ve given it a lot of thought already, Sir. I think about it all the time. And I can’t in all good conscience take that medal. That mistake cost—”
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