My other wives then prepared Aludra for our wedding night, while I cooled my heels changing oil in the Kubota tractor. During the next couple of weeks... I was going to double the size of the date grove, so the tractor was going to get a workout. When they called me back in, I knew the drill. I showered alone and went downstairs to put on my Sultan costume. Jamilah was once again helping me dress. When I was all spiffed up, she gave me my last minute instructions."Remember, Neeko, that Aludra. Every comment he made would be in exchange for a better sentencing deal. Then there would be the point at which he started lying to gain a better deal. One thing was for sure, he would not be making any trips to Camp Smith.Clayton Albright had lost all of his clearances, and upon his release from the hospital was going to answer a lot of questions. Someone with real rank was going to decide if he was going to be able to quietly retire with benefits or go to jail with none of the above.Another. We simply told everybody that Duckworth had said she would sign autographs and take photos with everybody, and that from what we had seen, she probably meant it. The news that she was an Army brat herself took a lot of people by surprise.Duckworth commented on it to me before leaving. “She’s actually going to take a lot of heat over supporting you guys, just so you know.”“I’m not following you. Why is that a problem?” I asked. She certainly wasn’t the only performer to have come over on USO. They had told her that the machine had simply been malfunctioning and producing bad information. So she had brought a man out with her to check it. And it was as good as the day it was made, if not for the dirt it would be as good as new. The man whistled at her from the small boat they had used to get to the island. ‘Hurry up Em I’ve got a ton of stuff to do back at headquarters.’ She waved him off as she slowly tromped over. ‘I know I know. And I’ve got one hell of a presentation to make to.