I think it's important to note, at this point, that I have no family currently in the military. My mother's step-father, Milton, fought in World War II, as did her uncle Sidney. In 1979, Milton tried to commit suicide.

Eleven years later (when I was six), Milton lay down in his garage, with the exhaust to his car running. This time, it worked.

When Uncle Sidney died, of natural causes, I inherited his car.