expression of someone who has lost control of an agenda and has decided to let the current take her where it’s going, which was probably the right call.
Admiral Carter took the microphone again.
“I was given a program this afternoon,” he said, “with a note attached to the student presentation segment. The note was from a teacher in third period who wanted to flag, in his words, ‘a student who may need gentle guidance about the difference between fact and fiction.’” He paused. “The student’s name was Lucas Miller.
The fact in question was that his mother flies an F-22.”
The auditorium was very still.
“Captain Rachel Miller,” Admiral Carter said, “has been flying F-22 Raptors for nine years. She holds the distinction of being one of the most decorated active female fighter pilots in the United States Air Force. She has flown operational missions in three different theaters. She was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross two years ago for actions I am not at liberty to describe in full, but that I can tell you required a kind
