PART 31

People always remember the moment I put Rodriguez on the floor.
They call it the dramatic part.
The viral part.
The part where the bully got what he deserved.
But that was never the real victory.
The real victory was Lieutenant Shaw walking into work without lowering her eyes.
The real victory was Corpsman Price staying in the Navy.
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It was twenty-three voices becoming too loud to bury.
It was 1,040 troops learning something they would never forget.