None of these had done any scuba diving before and would be learning from scratch. (Financially, the deal for these trips is that we pay for the trave... and accommodation, and usually most of the dinner meals too. I usually pay all the non-shopping costs of my dates, so Alexis' and Claire's scuba courses would be free to them. Otherwise people pay their own way. So the three guys, for example, would by paying for their own scuba courses. Donna was paying for Samantha's.)I was the only. Bob was dubious because of the limitation to contact fuses.They planned the attack so that everybody would have a job, even 9 year old Jennifer. She was to carry drinking water to the mortar crews. This was actually an important job because of the hard work in the hot sun performed by the loaders. The mortars were spotted on a roof about 150m from the police station, and the FO (Forward Observer) who would adjust the aim and call the shots would be right at the edge of the roof just opposite. There is a really nice market area on the northern shore of the pass, which is good for viewing them," I pointed out."I always drive over that bridge we just went under and never realized there were always dolphins down there," she said in shock."Don't you ever get out on your boat?" I asked."Not my boat," she replied. "I let one of my friends keep her boat tied up at my dock. I haven't used the dock since Brett died." ... and I take you out on a boat," I said sullenly. "I am sorry." I'm not. They ended their night, clinking their beer mugs together."To Chucky, rest in peace brother."They would make a group trip out to his grave in a couple weeks. Maybe drop by his folks.Lucas sat in his apartment later that night. He could only shake his head. He was so young and then he was gone. 26 in some forsaken place."My own life matters less than his did."Lucas wasn't sure what changed in him after learning that Chuck was gone. He felt it in the morning. He woke up with an attitude. He woke.