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I had gone to bed early because I was leaving early in the morning. After 18 months of initial military training, my coursemates and I had received our orders and were dispersing to bases across the country. I remember that I had packed and then put on my old, favorite pajamas. They had seen better days. The waistband elastic was shot and one of the snap fasteners no longer worked. I connected two of the remaining fasteners to keep the pants around my waist.
Before I fell asleep in my room in on-base quarters, I heard a knock on my door. One of my married buddies, Robert, had come by to say farewell to the single members of our course. We chatted a bit and then he started to leave. I asked him to say goodbye to his wife, Karen, for me. Karen, I knew, was outside in the car, not being allowed in the all-male building.