While living in Vermont, I had a neighbor known as “Moose” — one of those huge guys who could seem intimidating but was one of most mild-mannered people one could know. A Vietnam veteran, he seemed well-adjusted to civilian life until he heard a helicopter overhead; then he would duck and try to keep from flinging himself onto the ground, triggered by m…
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