Dave,

I actually would like to read that. Standby for an email.

Also, you can download a Kindle app to a laptop for free, no need to buy the Kindle.

I just finished my MA thesis on War Plan Green, if you need any background info on that.

Between you and Marko Kloos, I may actually have to buy myself a kindle…

Dave,

I’m still deciding where I’m going with the fourth book, but a cross-border operation is high on the list of possibilities. That’s a cool little bit of history, and it would be a nice touch to have the 6th Regiment cross the LD. Buuuuuut…I don’t see how I could steal that bit of honor from the 36th ID. I think the Texas flag would have to be first across the line.

I would be happy to have a “Black Jack” in Bravo. In Line in the Valley I one of the helicopter pilots has the same call sign as one of my best friends, a retired Army pilot who made sure I had the aviation parts correct.

Sounds like you’ve got your story mostly written, but I’ll drop a bit of trivia for you that might be fun to work into it.

The 6th Infantry Regiment invaded Mexico in both 1847-48, with Gen. Scott, and in 1916, with Gen. Pershing. (We also invaded Canada in 1812, so we’re equal opportunity invaders of America’s immediate neighbors.)

The extant parts of the 6th under the Army’s current unit system, 1st and 2nd battalions, are currently stationed at Ft Bliss with 1AD. So if your story sends the Army across the border, can I put in a vote for the first unit across the LD? (And if one of the tracks in B Co were to be named ‘Black Jack’, well that’d just be too much fun.)

Also, if you want a good historical reference to action on the border from the time of Texas statehood to roughly WWI, I recommend Clarence Clendenen’s _Blood on the Border_.

First bit reads great. Waiting for more!

-Dave
PL, XO, C Co, 1-6 IN (M), 1997-99
Regulars, by God!

Les,

I think the story would really resonate with you. I’m still kicking around the idea of posting more chapters, please check back. Thanks for the comment.