Her son Jim has always been intrigued by her wartime code-breaking service. As kids, he and his sisters used to go up in the attic and read the letters their dad wrote to their mother. His sentimental side was a revelation. But they never could get their mother to tell details about what she did. Now she has gotten the okay from none other than the NSA and has been assured that it’s fine to tell her story: The long-ago ban was lifted several decades ago. The government would like her to tell her story. But she still has her doubts. She cannot quite believe it.
