Fort Benning, Georgia
Major General Jeremiah Dalton reclined at his desk with his eyes closed. He slowly leaned forward and glanced about his familiar surroundings. Dalton, an emotionally austere and mentally disciplined man, set up his office to mirror his self image. Though the space was large, the furniture was sparse - just two large metal desks forming a right angle. No family pictures on the desks. He had selected gunmetal gray for the walls and ceiling, with over two dozen colors to choose from, and he sported a grand total of about ten framed photographs, each from a different area of the world.
The General"s uniform was custom tailored to accommodate the upper body capable of one hundred push ups per set. From his physicality, one would place him in his early thirties. But, his
