Franklin asked.
“I’m sorry. I’m Franklin Delaney. I’d like to apologize for my previous behavior. I’ve had personal problems, but that’s no excuse. Can I ask what happened to your father?”
“My father was a fighter pilot in World War II. When America entered the war, he left, but he gave my mother this medallion and promised to come back. They loved each other very much. I was only four years old, but I still remember that day clearly. He never came back.”
“This is terrible.”
“Yes, war
