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Hearing his parents share these stories, I started to view this young man in a
different light, but I could also tell that Shadow wasn9t fully convinced. We
needed to learn more. I continued to search for a story that would be undeniable.
At one point in our conversation, his parents shared a story about Shadow at a
recent flag ceremony in his Young Marines program, reporting how he was
focused and disciplined, marching with his flag and standing at attention. Shadow
filled in some details, revealing that he was making faces with a friend when no
one was looking, though it seemed most people didn9t notice, as they thanked
him for a job well done. Then, he got to help with boxing donations for Veterans,
and his dad had a lot to say about Shadow9s love of helping others.
Dad: They were doing community service. And he loves doing that. He enjoys
helping. Like when we ask him to do stuff and he's pretty good.
