"We always send out three man patrols. Unless we were doing a patrol in force, then we send out seven men." Mat replied.Greg thought about it while Sg...t. Ballerton and Lt. Preston talked over the tactics and who and how many were prior service or had military experience. Quite a few were either prior service or were National Guard as it turned out.Greg got on the phone and asked Steve to pass along a request for satellite recon to the south. This was something that had to be done and done. I have listened to Melissa and to Charlie. They have intuitions about this kind of situation that are hard to believe except for the fact that they are uncannily accurate. I talked with Charlie and watched him think on Wales. He doesn't feel as strongly as Melissa but he feels there is danger there. I will believe them. Melissa even feels that meeting the group from Birmingham will accomplish nothing. I understand that within the strictures of the question she was asked. Neither she nor Charlie. She was a short 5'4" and curvy in all the right places. She has been blessed with a perky set of size "D" boobs. Her hair was blonde and was longer than her shoulders. She was always perfectly dressed and her nails always manicured. Her eyes were green like fresh grass in the spring time. She was beautiful and graceful. Her husband Fredrick was a wonderful man, though he was distant. Their marriage was decent, despite the adultery he had committed. She lived in a beautiful condo and drove a. Alice and Jerry fit in well. They were timid at first, but became inquisitive while sitting with us at the Perryville table during lunch. We all offered advice, about their classes, what to wear, and how to stay out of trouble. In a way, it reminded me of my freshman year, except that they didn't have Kitty to entertain them each morning and afternoon.On Friday afternoon, I stopped by the café to meet the new manager. He told me to call him Abby, explaining that his name was Abbott. He was in.