left alone, Captain. I was eating chili.”
Rourke exhaled through his nose. A few of the older chiefs in the room exchanged glances. They had all seen the pin now. A couple of them had gone pale.
Miller found his voice first. “Captain, I didn’t know,”
“No,” Hale said. “You didn’t.”
George reached for his spoon again but didn’t eat. He set it down and spoke continue reading …