As Alex and Bob got themselves ready to walk down the slope towards the town, Alex spoke.

"Dad, I have to tell you, I'm kind of scared."

"So am I."

"You are?"

"Son anyone in this situation, and his right mind, would be at least a little scared. Lets' face it, walking into the center of a bulls-eye is not something anyone wants to do. Anyone who says he isn't scared doing something like this is either a fool or a liar."

"What are you scared about? I mean God is on your side."

"Son, I've read The Bible, cover to cover, more than once. I've never seen one verse or passage that says I'll still be standing when the final trump sounds. Even if I did, that still doesn't mean I can't be hurt. So yeah, I'm a bit scared."

"You hide it real good."

"It's like you said. God is on my side. And like scripture says, The Lord is my strength. That is where my courage comes from to do something as risky as this." Bob paused a moment. "It's time you learned something about military tactics."

"I'm all ears."

"This is called a 'bounding overwatch'."

"How do we do that?"

"To start with, I'm going to move down the right side of this road. You take the left. Now, I'll move out first, and get down there to that depression by that bush. Do you see it?"

"Yeah. What do I do?"

"You cover me until I get there. Once I do, I'll cover you as you make your way to that boulder."

"That will put me in front of you."

"That's right. The idea is we kind of leap frog our way down there. You cover me, then I cover you, all the way to the town. Take advantage of whatever cover you can find on the way. When we get there, you take one side of the street, and I'll take the other."

"Not to interrupt, but what am I doing while you guys are leap frogging?" Tim asked.

"From up here you have a better view of the edge of town. So, you watch it and cover both of us. If you see anything that looks wrong, fire a shot to warn us. Don't worry about hitting anything. Just keep them ducking so they can't shoot us. If we are close enough, we'll keep moving forward into town. If not, we'll beat it back here as fast as we can. Everyone set? O.K. Lets' do it."


BW, Vietnam Vet