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The Blessing
A letter came from the Philippines for Baby. It was from her mother. It said only one thing: Baby, when I have saved the money for postage,
I’m going to send you back your candle. It was signed: Nanang.
“What does it mean?” asked Jeff, Baby’s husband.
“She’s referring to the fact that I’m my nephew Philip’s godmother, and in her opinion, I’m not living up to her standards. She wants me to come home.”
“Baby, let’s not get into this discussion again. I already told you how I feel about it. I don’t want you and the kids over there in the P.I. while I’m in ‘Nam.
Christ, I could get killed over there. Then you and the kids would be stuck.” Jeffrey Baker had put off his orders for Vietnam many times. He wanted to serve his country in this war, but he
wished to wait until
