When You Try Just a Little Too Hard...

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AS A BRAND NEW Army officer, I was determined to make a sharp impression in my first assignment at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Reporting to the division commander, I snapped my finest salute, causing one of my second-lieutenant bars to pop off my shoulder and land on the major's desk. "Well, pick it up, son," he said. "The last thing we need around here is another 'half-brassed' lieutenant."

Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Eddie C. Smith

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.
 
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