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The Last Jump: Chapter 39
“It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them.We don’t want victories anymore.”Golda Meir (1898 – 1978) Macie Vance leaned closer to her Philco radio to listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat. | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 38
“Women must try to do things as men have tried.When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.”Amelia Earhart (1898 – 1937) Jake Kilroy stood on the roof of the seven-story tenement building at 76 West 165th Street | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 37
“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.”Francis A. Walker (1840 – 1897) John Patrick Kilroy Junior walked briskly south on 23rd Street past George Washington University having just exited the Metro Station at Foggy Bottom. | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 36
“Who naught suspects is easily deceived.”Petrarch (AD 1304 – 1374) “We were really glad to see the boys show up after disappearing for those few days. They seemed happy to be back too. No one told us where they went. | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 35
“Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.”Sun Tzu (544 BC – 496 BC), The Art of War Jake Kilroy peeked through a small clear spot in the translucent glass side-pane of | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 34
Macie and Derek, along with Nora and a sailor named Jesse, walked the crowded Saturday night streets of Norfolk to Harry’s Drug Store and Fountain. Macie always enjoyed a chocolate malted or banana split after the movies. It reminded her of home. Derek always cheerfully deferred to her wishes.
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The Last Jump: Chapter 33
“Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.”Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD) “The main problem was, they just didn’t know how to use us.” Sky Johnson stabbed at a piece of apple pie on his | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 32
“To act in concert with a great man is the first of blessings.”Marquis de Lafayette (1757 – 1834) “Fix bayonets!” The order was unsettling and reverberated up and down the long thin skirmish line of kneeling soldiers. The men snapped | Read More »
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The Last Jump: Chapter 27
The four boys laughed. Colonel James M. Gavin was indeed a brilliant motivator. There was a reason for the hard training, Gavin explained. It was to prepare them to endure the hardships of combat. If they survived that, they were clearly the toughest sons-of-bitches in the world and could easily crush anybody they faced.
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The Last Jump: Chapter 31
“The God of War hates those who hesitate.”Euripides (480 BC – 406 BC) The waitress circled the table and began collecting empty plates. She was assisted by two busboys who quickly replaced silverware, refilled water glasses and scraped the crumbs | Read More »
