GEOPOLITICAL MEMOIR
Let’s Make Love Not War With China
Part Six: Behind-the-Door in “Hardcore” Two-Four
This is the sixth installment of a twelve-part series recounting my 30-year USAFA reunion. This story contains mention of sexual assault. USAFA did not respond to a request for comment. To read part one, click here.
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World War II: The European Theatre
“Don’t get the notion that your job is going to be glorious or glamorous. You’ve got dirty work to do, and you might as well face the facts. You’re going to be baby-killers and women-killers.”
― Col. Darr H. “Pappy” Alkire (addressing newly trained pilots)
Present Day: USAFA Cadet Area, October 2023
The lap around the Terrazzo got my breathing rate down to normal. I’d only been in Colorado for a couple of days and hadn’t yet acclimated to the lower oxygen content of the crisp mountain air; a steady breathing pattern required my conscious attention. But I couldn’t delay further. The Sijan Hall open house was only running for another 15 minutes. I visited my old dormitory in 2017 when my brother-in-law was on the USAFA faculty. My sister also went to USAFA, arriving for basic training…
