The Peacemakers by Richard Herman

Author:Richard Herman [Herman, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780615573090
Publisher: Richard Herman
Published: 2012-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Mission Awana

Allston huddled with his staff in a corner of the guesthouse’s lounge. The major in charge of Facilities was talking. “The Reverend Person said we can use the mission’s communication center in Mission House for flight ops. I’ve got a team there now, setting up our radios and plugging into their net. The guesthouse has a large kitchen we can use and enough room for a dining hall, plus ten bedrooms.” He unrolled a large-scale chart of the mission. “We brought in enough tents on the trucks to billet everyone else behind the guesthouse. But it is going to be crowded, and we’re going to have to build latrines to handle the overload.”

It was Susan Malaby’s turn. “Maintenance can use the two small hangars at the airstrip, but I’ll need a couple of tents.” She looked at Allston. “Colonel, we’re down to four airframes and I have more people than I need. Can I send some of them home?”

“The same is true for the aircrews,” Dick Lane said.

“Good idea,” Allston said. “Everyone, identify your essential personnel and they stay. Everyone else can go.” He thought for a moment. “We’re on the frontline, folks. Make sure everyone gets the word that it may get very sporting around here.”

“Sporting?” the major in charge of logistics asked.

“Like in real bullets and real danger,” Allston told him.

“Oh, that kind of sporting,” the major replied, totally unfazed.

Lane’s personal communicator buzzed. He glanced at the message. “The com center has a message for General Richards and Major Sharp. They’ve been ordered to report to the Pentagon ASAP. A C-17 has been diverted into Addis Ababa to pick them up.”

“Dick, lay on a Herk to get them there,” Allston said. “Okay, folks, let’s go to work.” He stood and walked out to the veranda to wait for the Legion to arrive. So where are we? he thought, re-evaluating the situation. The Herks made the mission a target for the Sudanese and Toby knew it. So why did he invite the 4440th to use the mission as its base? Was the missionary simply acknowledging the inevitable and fighting for time? Vermullen and his legionnaires were a deterrent, but they had surrendered their heavy weapons to the Sudanese. If they could rearm the Legion, that would make the mission a very hard nut to crack. So how did they do that? He collapsed into a wicker chaise lounge and closed his eyes. Jill’s image emerged from his subconscious and he dozed.

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