He answered by saying, “Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond...our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.” You could have heard a pin drop.There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying,. " I got in with Ally in the passenger and Anna in the back. Ally spoke, "Sam just drop me off at home first, the hotel is pretty far away and I'm tired." "No I need company for ride home." I said. As we pulled into the hotel parking lot Anna got out and said "why don't you guys come up for a drink?" Im not much of a drinker myself so I said no, but surprisingly Ally said "I'd love to." So I got out of the car and walked with them to the room. When we got in the room, I jumped on the bed and. If it was him, then this automatically became an international incident and I was seriously fucked! I sent a scathing e-mail to Sgt. Reynolds which demanded that he immediately tell me what the fuck was going on! Yeah the Old Man would have my ass if this was an international incident!Flashback – Jack – In MoscowAfter drinking the new shit that Masha gave me, I immediately started to feel better. With the hell that was going on in Beslan I questioned, "Masha can you tell me what's going on?"She. I didn't bother asking where she got them and helped to make the bed.She even pulled out an alarm clock and plugged it in, "This clock has two alarms. I'm setting the first one to go off at six. That'll give you an hour to shower and get dressed. The second alarm will be set for ten till seven so we know when to leave to get you there on time."I just shook my head again. Was that what a friend really was? She not only cared about my feelings, and getting me into bed, but she actually endorsed.