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December 26 - December 28, 2023
Operation Jupiter was the plan for the invasion of Norway. It had been created by the British, but they hadn’t had the resources to carry it out until we entered the war. Now it was going to be the Allies’ first offensive against the Third Reich.
Like war was a tide that washed over us, leaving some on the high ground and dragging others out to sea.
We were on the heath, which is British for a damp, cold, treeless swamp.
but sometimes you just had to kick over a few garbage cans to see what was hidden behind them.
Then it came to me. That thing beneath the surface bubbled up and came to the top. It was only a small thing, and it didn’t even make sense or have anything to do with the gold. But there it was.
“No hot water, Billy. Lukewarm is all you are allowed for the rest of the day!”
Everybody had their secrets, and no one liked having them aired in public.
“Never go after the truth; that’s a waste of time. Chase the lie, and let it lead you to the truth.
For a smart kid, he could be pretty dumb when he got his dander up.

