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Right as Lorraine walked into the house with all three of the children, she noticed that the phone was ringing. She sighed, they always called at the most inconvenient times. She took a deep breath and picked up. “Blake residence.”
“May I speak to Lorraine Blake?”
“This is she.”
“Hello Mrs. Blake, my name is Colonel Sherman T. Potter and I had the honor of replacing your husband as commander of the 4077th.”
“Yes, Colonel. How can I help you?”
“I just wanted to check in with you. See how you were doing.”
Lorraine looked at her children who were waiting for their instructions. “Andrew, why don’t you get snacks for everyone and go outside and play. Take Pupperoni with you.” She took her attention back to the phone. “I’m sorry Colonel.”
“Is this a bad time?”
“No, not at all. We just got home from school and it’s snack time. I think my son is more than capable of taking care of the others.”
“Radar told me you have 3 children?”
“Yes, Andrew is 10, Molly is 7, and Thomas is 2.”
“Back to my question, how are you doing?”
“I’m not going to lie, it’s still hard, but we are managing. I wish Tommy had gotten to meet his father, but he has Uncle Radar, and he has been a God send.”
“I’m glad Radar has kept in touch. I know he really respected your husband.”
“And I am thankful for that. If you don’t mind me asking Colonel, why are you contacting me?”
“I wanted to check in with my troops to see how everyone was adjusting to being back in the States and Henry was just as much a part of the unit as anyone.”
Lorraine smiled at that. “Thank you Colonel.”
“Please, call me Sherman.”
“Okay, Sherman. I was wondering, if you are calling everyone, could you maybe give them my contact information? I want my children to be able to have stories about their father.”
Sherman smiled. “It would be my honor. Let me get a pencil.”
Lorraine sighed. “Thank you again for this Sherman, you don’t know how much it means to me.”
“It’s my pleasure.”
“Did you happen to know John McIntyre?”
“No, he happened to leave before I arrived.”
“He sent a gift for Thomas when he got back home, but there was no return information. Do you think you could get a hold of him too?”
“I will do my best.”
“Thank you, that is all I ask.”