Chapter 11
Chapter 11
I took the next two or three weeks to get to know some of my fellow recruits. But, one person seemed to stand out. His name was Kevin Pendleton and like the rest of us, he spoke only when spoken to - as was the general rule. Unlike the others, there was something different about him, something quiet. Naturally, I gravitated towards him thinking that he may, at some point, need to talk. I found that he wasn’t one for a lot of conversation and he didn’t seem to talk about basic training like the rest of us. In fact, he didn’t talk about it all. We were required to write letters home. It was thought that family support, as well as a strong sense of connectedness was important to morale, but Kevin seemed not only to write infrequently but briefly as well. While the rest
