my favorite reading memory

I was stationed in Germany at Wurzburg Army hospital. I worked the Pediatrics ward. On this night my favorite little guy was having a rough time. He was admitted with two broken arms and more than a few bruises. He was 14 months old and was totally alone because he wasn't allowed visitors. The visitors that he might have had were in jail as his injuries were of their making. Well little sombrero (he liked to wear our caps) was not very comfortable in his casts and was crying hard enough to just about break your heart. I had an idea and told the head nurse I'd be back. I ran down the hall to my dorm room in the barracks at the other end and after a lot of throwing stuff around found what I was looking for. I ran back to little sombrero's room and pulled out from behind my back my favorite book, Green Eggs and Ham. I guess because he was surprised, he stopped crying but was still doing that snuffling thing kids do after a hard cry. I pulled the rocker over to his bed and the head nurse took him out of his crib and we carefully settled him on my lap. Not an easy task considering his casts and the tubing for his lines. And I read Green Eggs and Ham. That was the best night. I rocked and read and rocked and read until he fell asleep right there in my lap, so peaceful, such a beautiful litte kid.
Now you might wonder what an 18 yr old soldier is doing with a children's book in her room. Well when I joined the Army I was told I could take one personal thing with me, so I took my favorite book.