“We were robbed. We were robbed of Bailey’s light, Paulie’s sweetness, Grant’s integrity, Jesse’s passion, and Bean’s love of life. We were robbed. But I’ve decided to smile, like Bailey did, and steal something from the thief.” Ambrose looked out across the mourners, most whom he had known his whole life, and cried openly. But his voice was clear as he closed his remarks. “I’m proud of my service in Iraq, but I’m not proud of the way I left or the way I came home. In a lot of ways, I let my friends down . . . and I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive myself completely for their loss. I owe them
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