Grandpa Gave Me a Green Plastic Soldier on My Birthday for Years — One Day I Finally Understood Why, and I Was Utterly Stunned
Every year on my birthday, my grandfather gave me a single green plastic soldier—no card, no explanation. Just a small toy in old newspaper. I didn’t think much of it, even joked about it with my sister, until the gifts suddenly stopped when he fell ill. After his passing, I discovered each soldier had a…