With All Due Respect

April, 1959

Sergeant Gagliano stood between the trails of the howitzer, bellowing out the commands he was getting over the telephone headset from the executive officer."Shell H-E, V-T fuse thu-ree niner fo-wer!"Number Six Man kneed the fat projectile upright and Number Five expertly screwed the variable time fuse on its nose to the setting of 394."Charge seven!"Numbers Four and Three slapped seven bags of powder into the casing. Six, Five, Four and Three placed the loading tray under the...

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