Sometimes The Job Ain’t Fun

I found this tale when looking for something, and got sucked in by page two or three. You may want to dig in –stay with it for the first pages setting the stage. We also considered loading up the families and making a dash for the border. However, after checking with LTC Funk and monitoring COL Mooneyham’s request to the embassy for us to convoy out, we learned that the Ambassador had denied his request. Since all the military and their families held diplomatic passports, the Ambassador informed COL Mooneyham that we had to follow his orders. This became an area of contention throughout the crisis. We went ahead and made plans and began pre packing necessities and foodstuffs On the advice of John at Crossroads Arabia , I read The Siege Of Mecca; a similar situation is described there in two different places. If you’re doing a job like the one described in the story and the book, what’s your plan when the bubble goes up? What are your family’s cr...