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My husband had been buried less than two hours when my mother -in -law leaned close
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and whispered,
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That house belongs to my family now.
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I was still holding the folded flag.
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The cemetery at Arlington had been quiet except for the wind moving
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through the trees and the soft shuffle of dress shoes on the grass.
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Colonel Daniel Harper,
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Retired Army
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My husband of 21 years had been laid to rest with more dignity than most
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people get in a lifetime.
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The honor guard folded the flag so carefully it looked like something sacred.
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A young soldier handed it to me with both hands.
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His voice cracked just a little when he said,
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On behalf of a grateful nation.
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I nodded because that was all I could do.
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Daniel would have hated a scene.
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He was a man who cleaned his coffee mug before bed,
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shined his shoes even after retirement,
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and believed you could tell a lot about a person by how they treated waitresses and janitors.
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So when Eleanor Harper stepped beside me near the black Lincoln funeral car
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wearing pearls and no tears,
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I didn't turn away.
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She looked at the flag in my arms like it was a receipt.
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Margaret,
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she said softly,
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we need to be practical now.
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I thought she meant casseroles bills,
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maybe arrangements for family coming in from Richmond.
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Then she leaned closer.
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That house belongs to my family now.
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So does the business.
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Daniel would have wanted his bloodline protected.

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