First off I enjoyed and appreciated the time spent with the tale for Gunter and his squad mates. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII -my grandfather on my mother’s side having been a member of Merrill’s Marauders- and I’ve always been in awe of what the Greatest Generation endured during the war. As for the story’s take on an AU where Chuck learned of the termination order, I thought what you did with it was fascinating and highly credible for what could haven happened in such a scenario. Sarah worrying that Casey might be setting her up to show her hand was not something I had thought about but makes perfect sense. Where you have Sarah, knowing she couldn’t harm Chuck and having reached that point early in her assignment is spot on with cannon I think. Casey editing out from his video reports Sarah’s unguarded moments around Chuck, that was a great idea. And Sarah realizing her feelings -her epiphany (perfect wordI fully agree with. If she had known or realized that Chuck’s life was threatened by her own agency or the NSA, I agree it would have broken through the wall of professionalism she’d erected in season one but that she had started to let slip at times by the end of the season and early season two. What she did when she chased down Longshore was not the act of an agent concerned about the safety of her asset but rather a women moved by her feelings for a man she’s falling for. Thanks for this story.

First off I enjoyed and appreciated the time spent with the tale for Gunter and his squad mates. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII -my grandfather on my mother’s side having been a member of Merrill’s Marauders- and I’ve always been in awe of what the Greatest Generation endured during the war. As for the story’s take on an AU where Chuck learned of the termination order, I thought what you did with it was fascinating and highly credible for what could haven happened in such a scenario. Sarah worrying that Casey might be setting her up to show her hand was not something I had thought about but makes perfect sense. Where you have Sarah, knowing she couldn’t harm Chuck and having reached that point early in her assignment is spot on with cannon I think. Casey editing out from his video reports Sarah’s unguarded moments around Chuck, that was a great idea. And Sarah realizing her feelings -her epiphany (perfect wordI fully agree with. If she had known or realized that Chuck’s life was threatened by her own agency or the NSA, I agree it would have broken through the wall of professionalism she’d erected in season one but that she had started to let slip at times by the end of the season and early season two. What she did when she chased down Longshore was not the act of an agent concerned about the safety of her asset but rather a women moved by her feelings for a man she’s falling for. Thanks for this story.

Awesome story! I liked that Chuck stood up for himself and the letter felt like something would write, it had the right sadness mixed with indignation and reminding Casey of what being a marine means based on family history. For a smaller population, Canada lost a lot of soldiers who were so young and brave. Thanks for the story and the history lesson.

This was a wonderful and memorable story especially for the Veterans Day weekend. I really enjoyed it and appreciated the sentiment. Thank you for sharing it with us. I hope to see more from you hopefully soon. Great job as always.

Great ending!

I never get tired of saying it: You are the best.

One word “Excellent”!
Great story for Veterans Day Weekend
I hope you agree but thank you to all the great men & women who sacrificed everything so that we can be free. Without them we have no freedom!

What a wonderful update to a story that I already loved. Thank you so much.

OK. Have to start at the beginning with the stuff I love here. I'm a;was on board for the switch from cover to real and could read it a hundred more times and love it every time. This was great. Thanks. "Uneven blood distribution" - yikes, talk about subtle. Awesome, my friend. "Cover"- you know the word for hat in Marine Corps speak. As usual, you did your research. The parallels between Sarah's situations and Joyce's is brilliant. Having a tough time typing this review right now; my computer screen is a little blurry. Thanks. You have made an important contribution to this collection of stories.

Semper Fi, Grayroc. So well done. Thanks. Casey’s Marine corps pride and honor on full display. Love it. And now I have to find a use for the word “gawp”. Thanks so much.

Thanks so much Steve. Very nice wrap of what was a great story four years ago. Very fitting for the centenary year.

Nice, Very, Very Nice.

Very touching story.

Great chapter! I got a lump in my throat reading it.

What a joy to read your wonderful first chapter once again. And the second, new chapter, really does round off your short story in a beautiful way. As I type this, my screen also keeps going out of focus.