He rapped the two forms twice with his knuckles.

“How do you want to handle formal charges under military regulations?” General Vance asked.

The decision was entirely mine, and with it his whole future in the Marine Corps rested on my choice.

Carter slowly turned his head toward me, his eyes wide and locked on my face.

He stood frozen in pure dread as the full weight of what he’d done finally hit him.

Just then the heavy brass door handle turned behind us, and Shore Patrol Officer Raymond Knox walked into Room 104.