Dale Brown's Dreamland: Retribution by Dale Brown & Jim Defelice

Author:Dale Brown & Jim Defelice
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Spy stories, General, Proving Grounds - Nevada, Nuclear Weapons, Fiction, United States - Weapons Systems, Action & Adventure, Terrorism, Nevada, Espionage, Romance, Suspense, Air Pilots; Military, War & Military
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-08-28T03:03:54+00:00

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DALE BROWN’S DREAMLAND

Assuming Dreamland Command could pinpoint the warhead and that divers could then find it, the Osprey could be used to lift it from the water. There was another problem, however: Of the twenty Marines and the handful of Navy technical people Danny could bring, only Danny was qualified as a diver.

And the three Whiplashers who had been at the Pakistani house.

“Admiral Woods’s chief of staff wanted all three of our guys sent over to the Lincoln ASAP,” said Danny. “In the meantime, they were to stay on the sidelines if possible.”

“It’s not possible,” said Dog. “Take whoever you need with you. I’ll clear it with the admiral. Assuming our guys are OK.”

“I don’t know about Jonesy or Blow,” said Danny. “They were both shot. The gear protected them, but they’re pretty, uh, you know … mentally, with the kid—”

“What about Liu?”

“I think he’s OK.”

“All right. As long as he can carry out the mission. Use your best judgment.”

There was a time, before Dreamland, before he ever engaged in combat, that Dog would not have asked whether his subordinates could carry out a mission he knew they were physically capable of. But having been through combat, he’d learned how it could wear at you over time. More important, he’d also learned that a good percentage of people didn’t realize the toll it took, and that most of the others would ignore that toll because they felt their duty was to perform the mission. His job as a commander was to make the call for them, insisting that they sit down when sitting down was the best thing for them, and the best thing ultimately for the mission.

Were they at that point? Seeing a baby die, seeing a husband self-destruct up close—these were somehow different than deaths in combat, however horrific. Having people you were trying to save turn on you at a tragic moment—how much more terrible was that than killing a sniper at long distance?

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