A Marine's Life in the Shadows
The Reluctant Agent
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I was watching the news on television one night and they said that the Chinese had made a second invasion. The first Marines had been surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir and cut of from retreating back to their main line. I knew that my outfit would be in that group. I told my parents that I had to return to the hospital to be released back to duty and head back to
A week later I was on a plane back to
I asked Robert what was being done to get the Marines and Army out of the Chosin. He said that he was not supposed to tell anything that was going on. He asked Lane and me if we would take a temporary duty with him until we could get an assignment to our outfit. I asked him, “How can you arrange that?” and he told me to leave that to him. Later that day Lane and I were called into HQ. We were told of our temporary attached duty (TAD) to the Agency. Robert told us of the move to get the men out. They were gathering up all of the different groups left and forming a unit for the break out. We were to be in charge of one of the companies. The company had been instructed as to what its duty and assigned officers would be. Lane was with my company and since he outranked me, he was put over the company, Lt. Murray was the CO. We got all the experienced people together to talk of our plan. Lane told Lt. Murray that he had just a little actual battle experience and suggested that Clay take over the company. Lt. Murray did not think it right that I should do that. Lane told him that he did not have a problem with it. I asked Lt. Murray if he had any relatives in
Formats Book Details The main character Clay Dawson is an all American boy who had a disappointment in not getting a scholarship to play football at a big university. Clay studies martial arts, he uses this training to protect June the girl of his dreams. They fall in love but she betrays him and breaks his heart. He joins the Marines Corps and shortly after boot camp he is thrown into combat. He has a run in with a CIA agent. Clay is thrust into the leadership roll while a low ranking Marine. Every time there is a battle he has a confrontation with this same agent. Clay does not approve of the way the agent does his job. While home recovering from a wound, he marries June who has divorced her husband. His unit is in trouble and Clay returns to Clay receives a battle field commission. He is permanently assigned duty via TAD to the Agency. His heart is always with the Marines but gives the Agency his loyalty. His time is about equally divided between the Agency and the Marine Corps. Clay is looking for the perfect marriage. June had a child with her first husband and one child who she does not know if the father is Clay or her first husband. She then divorces Clay. Clay marries Amy, his partner in the Agency. Amy is identical to June and they find out she is June’s twin sister, they were separated at birth. Marrying Amy he finds the perfect marriage. Clay and Amy have an exciting career in the Shadows of espionage, and his association with the Marine Corps. Billy was born After high school and a short time at Billy wanted to write a fictional story that he would not be ashamed for his grandchildren or any young person or anyone to read it. That could be believable and could have happened.
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