He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary&#39s School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.我在明尼苏达州莫里斯的圣

Before long, the entire class was smiling. &quotReally?&quot I heard the whispers. &quotI never knew that meant anything to anyone!&quot &quotI didn&#39t know others liked me so much!&quot Then Mark said, &quotThank you for teaching me, Sister.&quot很快全班同学脸上都扬起了笑容。“真有这么好？”我听见有人轻声说。“我从不知道那会对别人有意义！”还有人

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. When I walked back to Mark&#39s desk and removed the tape, his first words were, &quotThank you for correcting me, Sister.&quot我瞟了瞟马克看他有什么反应，结果看到他朝我眨了眨眼睛。而当我回到马克桌前给他撕下胶带时，他说的第一句话便是：“谢谢你指出我的问题，修女。”One Friday, I asked the students to list

I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature.我从未见过军人躺在军用棺材里的样子。马克看上去是那样英俊，那样成熟。After the funeral, Mark&#39s mother and father found me. &quotWe want to show you something,&quot his father said. &quotThey found this on Mark when he was killed. We thoug