CHAPTER 17WRONG PLACE
To the best of his knowledge, Ryan had never experienced an Afghanistan-related flashback—or even a related nightmare—although he had plenty of reason to do so. He had grown up in a military family. His father had been a Navy fighter pilot who, at six-four, liked to joke that his most dangerous mission was clearing the many door jambs of his aircraft carrier. He was struck and killed by a drunk driver, however, at the Norfolk Naval Station. Ryan was ten. The military had taken such good care of his mother at the time, that he swore he would someday repay them. When he was offered a military scholarship for his medical schooling, he saw it as a perfect opportunity to do so. The Army would pay his tuition, and, in return, he would serve as a physician for them. Thus, u
