He presented a scroll which the President read. It was the award of the Purple Heart. It was followed by citations for the Silver Star and then the Di...tinguished Service Cross. He gave the medals to Colly in their presentation boxes.Finally, there was the last one. He said, "It is with great pride and sadness that I present to you the Medal of Honor won by your late husband, Sean Patrick Callahan, for extraordinary bravery far beyond the call of duty."He then read the citation which told how. The candles burned and gave of themselves, a faint aroma that struggled to overcome the rosemary and honey. We ate in silence and watched as James demolished a real meal for once. After finishing the food James regaled Susan with his daring exploits of driving, car chases and daring do. I guess it was then that I had the idea, but didn’t bring it up at that time. Why shouldn’t he have a real drive? Sit him on my lap and let him steer? I know it’s against the law I rationalised, but isn’t a. Seven o’clock came. No Steve. Five after. Ten after. I poured myself a Scotch and forced myself to sit down. This is stupid, I thought. You’re acting like a teenager. Worse, actually. Finally, about 20 after, I caught the sound of a car coming up the drive. I forced myself to stay in my chair, I didn’t want to go flying out the door after him if he was going to tell me he’d decided to back off. The car stopped, a door slammed, footsteps sounded on the porch, then a knock. I forced myself to. " John, I'm not in this for the money. You and I have become friends. I care about what happens to you." You don't know what that means to me," I said.We heard the garage door go up and walked out to greet the girls. Tamara rushed to me and hugged me very tightly. Lena was right behind her. Christina was walking like a zombie.Tamara said she was so glad to see me and see that I was okay. She said Christina hadn't said two words all the way home. She said that Christina had snuggled up against.