CHAPTER 4
AFTER INTRODUCING DONNA to his PR team, Jim asks her, “Would you like a tour?”
Delighted, Donna nods. “Please.”
While they walk down the steps and away from the building, Jim hands her a visitor’s map and points out a few visible structures.
“I’ve circled the PR office as you’ll be spending most of your time there. You can see its proximity to the entrance and your quarters.”
“Thank you.”
They come to a turnaround, in the center of which stands a sculpture of four F-16s. Jim pauses and tells her, “We have the planes in the missing-man formation to honor those pilots who lost their lives.” Donna and Jim stand in silence in front of the sculpture. After a moment, Jim speaks. “I used to fly the F16. That’s one terrific ship.”
Donna asks, “Will you ever fly again?”
“No.” Jim
