My father’s big on quotes. Always a quote of the day—one for any- and everything, let him tell it. I can count the ones I remember. But as I walk into the gym of the Naval Academy for the first time, a quote on the wall makes me think of him.
A smile crosses my face.
Those very words he quoted to me after I raised my right hand and swore to defend our great nation. He knew the challenges and circumstances that would stand before me.
He also knew the kind of woman he raised me to be.
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