Well, It's A Communist Country,

I Don't Discuss Works In Progress.

Life Was Such A Strange Thing, So Permanent When One Had It, So Fleeting When It Was Lost- And Those Who Lost It Could Never Tell You What It Was Like, Could They?

For Over Two Weeks, The Defenders Of Wake Island Held Off A Vastly Superior Force Of Japanese Ships And Troops, Inspiring The Whole Nation With Their Plucky Spirit And Sacrifice. Unfortunately, Navy Leaders At Pearl Harbor, Struggling To Protect What Was Left Of The Shattered Pacific Fleet, Canceled A Relief Mission, Allowing The Island And Its Defenders To Fall Without Support. Wake Damaged The Long-standing Trust Between The Corps And The Navy, A Memory That Still Rankles Marines And Shames Sailors.

Success Is A Finished Book, A Stack Of Pages Each Of Which Is Filled With Words. If You Reach That Point, You Have Won A Victory Over Yourself No Less Impressive Than Sailing Single-handed Around The World.

All Field Agents Have Some Cowboy In Them – Even The Ones From New York.