Painterly olive-green beret beside a small round metal shield.

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Jerome

Hennessy was the only guy in the platoon who stood up for both Epstein and me. That fact didn’t even occur to me until I saw him being driven off to prison.

— Biloxi Blues ‧ 1988

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker only recognises that Hennessy defended both them and Epstein when they see him being taken to prison.

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