This is the fourth in a series of five blogs reposts.
The photo on the left is of our dally rice paddy patrol trudge. The upper piece was created by my daughter Sylvia in honor of the boys of Charlie Company. Their individual names appear faintly on the grey background.
With the Loon manuscript now in the capable hands of my agent in New York, there was little for me to do but wait. Although she felt that there could be 8 or 10 publishers with an interest, she was careful to keep my lofty expec