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A tale of Good Intentions: Mr. Left & Mr. Right

Tonight I met Bryan after work for dinner at Baumhower's.  I arrived early and sat down at a table between two older fellas.  One fella on the right and one fella on the left.  For the ease of this post, I will refer to them as Mr. Left and Mr. Right.  Both of the gentlemen were eating dinner alone, each at their respective tables.  The fella on my left was sitting and reading a book on his kindle, all the while having a beer.  He appeared to be in his 70's, fairly healthy and well kept.  I couldn't help but notice, nestled on the seat beside him was a black cap.  The ball cap was embroidered with US NAVY.  The cap had another insignia-- stars and such that I did not know the significance of.  I decided then that I wanted to buy that guys dinner.   The fella on my right was also a fella in his 70's.  He finished his dinner and made his way over to the table of the Navy fella. "Are you a navy guy?" Mr. Left said. Mr. Righ...