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Common Valor - #5 Michael Brophy: Bootcamp

#5 Michael Brophy: Bootcamp

01/29/19 • 5 min

Common Valor

Today’s short story is a modern rendition of commitment to country and the transition to service life. Michael Brophy comes from a military family and enlisted in the Navy after 911. Here, he glowingly recounts the wonder and mystique of going to boot camp and his first days in the US military.

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Today’s short story is a modern rendition of commitment to country and the transition to service life. Michael Brophy comes from a military family and enlisted in the Navy after 911. Here, he glowingly recounts the wonder and mystique of going to boot camp and his first days in the US military.

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