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The Last Jump: Chapter 61
Bastogne, Belgium – December 18, 1944 “I always make it a rule to get there first with the most men.” Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) “Tailgate jump! Currahee!” one of the paratroopers yelled as another lifted the four-by-four foot | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 60
Bedford, Virginia – November 11, 1997 “A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.” Demosthenes (384 BC – 322 BC) J.P. Kilroy made a left turn at the | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 59
Rheims, France – December 17, 1944 “Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.” Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC – 184 BC) The major sat on the cold cobblestones in the dark alley. | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 58
Newport News, Virginia – October 31, 1944 “Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.” Hesiod (c. 800 BC – c. 720 BC) Frightened, overwhelmed and encouraged by Nora Lee, Macie Vance reached out for Derek Edson in desperation and | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 57
East Lake, Upper Peninsula, Michigan – August 31, 1997 “It is never too late to give up our prejudices.” Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) The rental car pulled slowly into the gravel driveway to the twisting sound of the | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 56
Washington, D.C. – March 30, 1997 “In war there is never a chance for a second mistake.” Lamarchus (465 BC – 414 BC), quoted in Plutarch, Apothegms “Hello, this is Sky.” J.P. Kilroy froze in his steps. He was whisking | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 55
Zon, Holland – September 17, 1944 “The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.” Lieutenant General George S. Patton (1885 – 1945) “There it is!” First Lieutenant | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 54
Newport News, Virginia – September 1, 1944 “The heart has its reason of which the mind knows nothing.” Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662) Nora Lee stepped off the bus and into the inky black fumes that spewed from its exhaust | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 53
Chilton Foliat, England – August 28, 1944 “My wounded are behind me and I will never pass them (in retreat) alive.” Major General Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850) at Buena Vista, 22 Feb 1847 The paratrooper standing at parade-rest in | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 52
“Duty is the sublimest word in the English language.” Robert E. Lee. (1807-1870) The dining room at Kinkeads Brasserie was nearly empty during the lull hours between lunch and dinner. Andrew stood alone near the entrance to the | Read More »
