ARROGANT CAPTAIN MOCKED MY "FAKE" MEDAL. THEN THE GENERAL SALUTED ME - AND THE ROOM FROZE. "Nice costume, grandpa. Did you buy that Navy Cross at a pawn shop?" I didn't look up from my black coffee. I’m just a civilian contractor now, sweeping floors at the base mess hall to stay busy. "I'm talking to you," the voice snapped. I looked up. Captain Kyle. Young, polished, and barely out of the Academy. He was pointing a manicured finger at the faded ribbon pinned to my work vest. "That's a Navy Cro