"What happened?" asked Dodd the moment he entered colonel Bingham's office. As he had originally feared, the colonel was in a bad state. His hair was matted on his head with sweat, he had the top buttons on his shirt loose. Dodd couldn't remember the last time he saw the colonel like this, so beat up you would think he was giving up. But, knowing the man, he knew the stuff he was made of and knew this was one of many storms he would eventually ride.
"It was a disaster Randy boy" he began as he gestured for him to cl9sé the door and take a seat. "I shouldn't say this, but you were right, I should have made you team leader. They burst into an ambush" the colonel finished with a croaky voice. "Oh hell sir, this isn't the time for that. Give me the full details of what happened" Dodd said to
