“Ah… Aunt Tess, that’s not how it’s in my history book.”
“Then the book’s wrong. You can’t always believe books or teachers.” Tessa went on. ”Italy wanted the armistice. They signed the armistice. I remember General Clark… He… he was a handsome man but he had a big nose. Bigger than the Italian men. I remember… all the fighting was against Germans. There were no Italians fighting us. Most of them wanted to fight with us! Most of them would greet us saying, ‘God Bless America.’ You tell that to your friends. You should be proud of being Italian. And American.”
“See, Aunt Tess,” Ricky says, “that’s why I’m going to join the army. I’m going to serve for three years, see some of the world. The country needs good men. And when I get out, I’m going to go to law school.”
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