Chapter 18About two months after it wasall overand the Federation was recuperating from the thankfully minimaleffects of the invasion that was supposed to wipe humans from thegalaxy, Astrid and I walked down the streets of Askehon, one of themain cities on the planet of Hebron. It’s a pleasant, small planetwith several major military installations.
The attendant greeted us as the doorsswung open to the military museum. She asked if we needed anyassistance. We said no. We had been there before and knew our wayaround.
We paused for a moment before theexhibit honoring Naval Captain Horatio Donaldson. His ship, theAudieMurphy, took on three heavily armed Creager vessels when theCreagerstried to invade Oregon II. We flicked on the screen and watched himduring the three-hour battle. He was a t
