Empire
:ly，\" repeated Fetterman. \"I m not in any
:k to work right away.\"
ed through the French doors， Morrow looked
ur place or mine?\"
tt way no one will be able to find me except
rman， and he won t interrupt.\"
then，\" said Fetterlnan. He disappeared into
ched him go and then
re beginning to talk.\"
slipped closer to Ger-
said Gerber.
he stairs to walk down to Morrow s room.
in the dim hallway， waiting while she un-
r. As she threw it open， he said， \"This is a hell
it a war.\"
ught about that， and the words of the reporter
taum him. The American Army hadn t shown
new how to win， and now he was ducking into
vith a woman. It wasn t his job to dictate pol.
te action. His job was to do what he was told
， st of his ability.
~~as something to what the man had said.
.~r was in Morrow s room， and she turned and
se， kissing him hard， her tongue darting in and
ath. Caerber s thoughts of the reporter and hiI
nished. All he could think of was Morrow and
doing to him.
FORT POLK， LOUISIANA
Brigadier General Billy Joe Crinshaw stood at attention in
front of TV cameras， reporters， friends， associates and faro-
~ ， ~ ~ . .
ily. To Crmshaw s right was Lmutenant General Richard
~ilder， and to his left was his young wife， Jannifer Crin-
sh~(~. The room was cramped， hot and bright， but Crin-
sha~~ hadn t noticed any of that. He blinked into the bright
lights， and although he didn t want to， found himself grin-
ning.
Wilder， a short， stocky man， wore a dress-green uniform
with three stars gleaming on his shoulders. He wore his dec-
orations above the left breast pocket. They were mainly
awards for meritorious service. He wore jump wings， but
there was no star or wreath above them indicating he had
completed the minimum five jumps~ Sweat glistened on his
forehead and bald pate， dripping down to soak the collar of
his poplin shirt.
Relishing the attention， Wilder faced the cameras. \"It is
with great pleasure that I announce the promotion to major
general of General Crinshaw.\"
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