the soldier , no more than 18 or 19 years old , looked at his watch and said he had a couple of hours actually and might as well get him a bite if they had some soup , or maybe the turkey special , as he looked up and read the card in the window , and the two men went inside in the dark , narrow bar with a few booths , and they took a booth so the kid could eat his turkey special and jb told him about one of the lessons hed learned .