AMERICA DIDN’T CHEER. AMERICA HELD ITS BREATH. The music was loud—then it stopped. Not by accident. By choice. Under the stadium lights, silence spread faster than sound ever could. Thousands of people, moments earlier caught in motion and melody, froze as if they understood instinctively that something sacred was about to unfold. From the edge of the stage, a young veteran appeared.
Introduction AMERICA DIDN’T CHEER. AMERICA HELD ITS BREATH. The music was loud—then it stopped. Not by accident. By choice. Under the stadium lights, silence spread faster than sound ever could.…