Thank you very much." Miller acknowledged."I understand that we'll be picking up three of Sergeant Carson's squads at Demeter along with Commander McG...egor. I'll see you aboard Asimov tomorrow, Sergeant." Clark added, "You have less than 24 hours to pack for a 90-day deployment. I suggest you get yourself organized!"With her dismissal, Miller smartly left Kehoe's office in a very professional manner, but a loud "Yahoo!" could be heard as she exited the outer office eliciting chuckles from the. Eight months after we were married Ken was promoted and we packed up our things and moved to Denver. We bought a nice little three-bedroom ranch and the day we moved in the next door neighbor came over and introduced herself. Susie was a stay at home mom with two kids. She was about my age and within a week we were having coffee every morning in either her kitchen or mine. Within a month we were as close as sisters and by the time two months had gone by we were telling each other our deepest. Churchill was pushed out of office and the Labor Unions gained power changing the entire economy. There were lingering food shortages and they relied on the United States to furnish them with farm products to meet their population demands. Rationing continued for almost two years after the war ended and the returning soldiers forced the female population out of the work place because of cultural reasons. At the same time, immigration was becoming a drag on the economy with large numbers of. We meandered through the crowded aisles between the booths, stopping here and there when some trinket or other caught our attention. Most of the items had been handcrafted by their respective vendors, and the prices were quite reasonable.Mike stopped to admire a series of hand-cast medallions, each strung on a twinkling silver chain. "Look, a St. Christopher's medallion." He picked it up and turned it toward me.I leaned closer, our shoulders brushing, and he pointed out the saint's image and.