IT’S A DATE,
by Hal Charles
Sammy Alcott’s eyes wandered around the musty room he hadn’t been in for over a decade. As he surveyed the tables and shelves filled with pictures and objects from exotic places around the world, he couldn’t help thinking of the man responsible for the collection.
Major Jonathan Alcott, USMC retired, had spent a career travelling the globe enjoying adventures and gathering artifacts. Sammy recalled the twinkle in his uncle’s eye as he recounted snorkeling off the Greek islands or scaling a snow-covered peak in the Alps to his wide-eyed nephew.
Uncle Jonathan had been proud to serve his country as a Marine and had more than once told Sammy that the day he joined the Corps was the proudest day of his life. Sammy smiled inwardly as his thoughts returned to t
