We watched him give commands during thebattle. Everyone on the bridge took courage from his example. Inaddition to his exemplary personal traits, he was a brilliantcommander. When the smoke had cleared, one Creager ship wasdestroyed, a second was shattered beyond repair. The third limpedoffheavily damaged. His victory played a major part in Oregon II beingsaved from the Creagers. The population of Oregon II knew theviciousnature of the invaders. It’s not surprising Captain Donaldsonreceived numerous awards and accolades from the government. Theyalsoelected him to the Oregon II Hall of Fame. It was a well-deservedhonor.
We observed a few other pavilions ofhonor before we entered the section dedicated to the MITTs. A goldplaque listed the names of the soldiers the Federation had lost.Althou
