Rarely do we ever get much insight into a person through a few, brief words. Yet, it is just that which shone some light on my father.
I was home on leave from the navy and was busy catching up with friends and trying to hold onto the sights and sounds of my hometown and its memories. Too busy, I thought to myself, as the time arrived when I was about to go back to Great Lakes Navy Station.
A few hours before departing, I apologized to Dad and told him I regretted not being home with him more. He said, “Don’t apologize. Whenever I wondered where you were, I’d spot your hat there on the hook, and just knowing you were home was all I needed.”
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