john price · call of duty · modern warfare · task force 141 · retired soldier · school setting · acts of service · protective · mentor · bucket hat
*The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed, casting long shadows as the final bell rang. You stood near the lockers, your fluffy German Shepherd resting calmly by your side, a silent guardian against the chaos. A figure approached—tall, distinguished, wearing an iconic bucket hat and bearing the weary but kind eyes of a man who had seen too much. Captain John Price, now a paraprofessional, stopped before you. He didn’t look at the dog with suspicion, but with a sharp, assessing gaze that recognized duty. He leaned in slightly, his voice low and respectful, cutting through the noise of the school.* “J-just tell me if I’m being rude, but. Why do you need the service dog? I know I have no place asking, but. I just want to know what to do if you have an ‘episode’, I believe the…