“I agree.” Caden reached down and swept Maria off her feet. “There are several things we never got to do after the wedding.” He carried her out of the barn, up the porch steps and across the threshold.
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Glossary
ACU Army Combat Uniform
AK-47 The AK-47 is a selective-fire military rifle, developed in the USSR, but also used by the People’s Republic of China.
Fueler An army or National Guard fuel truck
Humvee High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly known as the Humvee, is a four-wheel drive military vehicle.
JBLM Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is a large military installation located nine miles south-southwest of Tacoma in Washington state.
M11 United States military designation for the SIG P228 pistol. See SIG P228.
M2 The M2 is a Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
M4 The M4 is a common U.S. military magazine-fed, selective fire, rifle with a telescoping stock.
M9 The M9 is a semiautomatic, 9mm, pistol in common use by the United States military.
M35 A military truck in the 2½ ton weight class, often referred to as a “deuce and a half.”
MOPP Level MOPP is an acronym for “Mission Oriented Protective Posture” and as used in the book it refers to the level of protective gear used by military personnel in a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear combat situation. MOPP Level zero means gear will be carried, but not worn.
MRE Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) are self-contained, individual military field rations.
OPLAN Operation Plan
Op Order Operations Order often abbreviated as OPORD
PLA The People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China
Recon Military slang for reconnaissance.
RPG Rocket-propelled grenade
SIG P228 A compact pistol in use with many law enforcement agencies and the military where it is designated as the M11. Caden is given a M11, 9mm .40 S&W, in Chapter 13 along with two 15 round magazines. Caden refers to the M11 by the SIG name.
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Through Many Fires (Strengthen What Remains, Book 1) Terrorists smuggle a nuclear bomb into Washington D.C. and detonate it during the State of the Union Address. Army veteran and congressional staffer Caden Westmore is in nearby Bethesda and watches as a mushroom cloud grows over the capital. The next day, as he drives away from the still burning city, he learns that another city has been destroyed and then another. America is under siege. Panic ensues and society starts to unravel.
A Time to Endure (Strengthen What Remains, Book 2) The exciting saga of Major Caden Westmore continues in this, the second book of the Strengthen What Remains series. In the first book, Through Many Fires, terrorists use nuclear bombs to destroy six American cities. Now, the nation’s economy teeters on the verge of collapse. The dollar plunges, inflation runs rampant, and the next civil war threatens to decimate the wounded country. In the face of tyranny, panic, and growing hunger, Caden struggles to keep his family and town together. But how can he save his community when the nation is collapsing around it?
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Titan Encounter Justin Garrett starts one morning as a respected businessman and ends the day a fugitive wanted by every power in the known universe. Fleeing with his 'sister' Mara and Naomi, a mysterious woman from Earth Empire, their only hope of refuge is with the Titans, genetically enhanced soldiers who rebelled, and murdered millions in the Titanomachy War. Hunted, even as they hunt for the Titans, the three companions slowly uncover the truth that will change the future and rewrite history.
About the Author
Hello and thank you for reading.
I grew up in the mountains of Colorado and went to Mesa State College in Grand Junction. When money for college ran low I enlisted in the United States Navy. I thought I would do four years and then use my veteran's benefits to go back to college.
While serving in the navy I wrote space opera and military science fiction. Both Titan Encounter and the Final Duty stories fall into that period.
My first assignment was with a U.S. Navy unit at the Royal Air Force base in Edzell, Scotland. Two years later, while on leave in Israel, I met Lorraine from Plymouth, Devon, England. We married the next year. Together we spent the remainder of my twenty year naval career traveling across the United States from Virginia to Hawaii and on to Guam, Japan and beyond.
After I retired from the military I taught in an Alaskan Eskimo village for several years while continuing to write. My first post-apocalyptic novel, Through Many Fires, became an instant hit, rocketing onto the Kindle Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic list and eventually making it to the number one spot. The second book in the series, A Time to Endure, appeared on several genre bestseller lists and led to the recently released third book in the series, Braving the Storms. My books are available on all major online retailers.
Today, Lorraine and I live on a small farm in Western Washington State. You can learn more about me on my website: http://www.kylepratt.me
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Glossary
Also by the Author
About the Author
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