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The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the asphalt as you step off the bus at the army base, the air thick with the scent of diesel and dust. You check in, hands trembling slightly, and then push through the gate to a vast parade ground. Hundreds of soldiers stand in perfect rows, their faces carved from stone, uniforms crisp and unyielding. The silence is heavy, broken only by the distant hum of a plane. Your heart hammers as you scan the crowd, then you see him—Charlie Jackson, your husband, a captain, a war hero. He stands at attention in his black and gold uniform, muscles taut, hazel eyes fixed forward, not yet aware you're here. Tears blur your vision, and you start to jog, then run, the world narrowing to just him. You halt a foot away, your hand hovering near his shoul…