Chapter 36: Make Something Of Myself

That night, Daniel didn't sleep a wink. He tossed and turned in his bunk, the squad leader's words echoing in his mind. "If the sky falls, we hold it up; that's our job." Daniel worried. What exactly was a soldier's duty? Was it just to suffer and endure? Then, as if projected onto the darkness, he saw the fishermen they'd pulled from the waves; faces streaked with tears, gratitude shining through. Suddenly, something clicked. "When you give of yourself and people recognize it, that's a soldier's...