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Warsandbatlesinterestedme,butIwasfar from awariororwhatonewouldperceivea wariorshouldbe.InhighschoolIbecamemeek and shy. People scared me. Starting a conversation ortaking partin a confrontation wasterifying,butthingslikejumpingfortyfoot tabletopsonmysnowboardordoingflipsofof
y fo o t c lif fs in to w h ite w a te r g o t m y h e a rt racingandmadelifeworthliving.Inalotofways Iwasaloner.
Organizedsportsdidn’tinterestme,Iwasn’t muscular,and Iwas a coward.These three thingsmadeupanimaginarychecklistthatIhad made.Holywoodandbookshadreinforcedmy beliefsofwhattraitsamilitarymemberneedsto markoftobepartoftheprofessionofarms.
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