grill using a pair of barbecue tongs and placed the damaged medal into an evidence bag.
Several guests stared in disbelief.
Only now were they beginning to understand what they had witnessed.
Not just an insult.
Not just a family argument.
A decorated military honor had been destroyed.
A child had been struck.
And they had all stood there watching.
Mrs. Hernandez from two houses down suddenly stepped forward.
“I saw everything,” she said quietly.
Then another neighbor spoke.
“So did I.”
A third raised his hand.
“I recorded part
