Not Afraid of the Dark Anymore

A military father is putting his five year old son to bed.He has just returned from a three month overseas deployment.He finishes the story and turns off the light, kissing his son Good Night.His son tightly grasps his Dad and says, “Daddy, don’t leave, I’m scared of the dark”Having been given intelligence on this situation…

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