Names, characters, planets, asteroids, alien species, evil empires, galaxies far, far way, or future events and incidents, are the product of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons or aliens, living or dead, events or locales including those on Mars and New Colorado, is entirely coincidental. Licensing Note: This ebook is licensed and sold for your personal enjoyment. Under copyright law, you may not resell, give away, or share copies of this book. You may purchase additional copies of this book for other individuals or direct them to purchase their own copies. If you are reading this book but did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, out of respect for the author’s effort and right to earn income from the work, please contact the publisher or retailer to purchase a legal copy. back to top ~AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT~ A Dedication to Bill Allin My wife’s cousin, First Lieutenant Orlando ‘Bill’ Hardin Allin, Jr., of the 87th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 438th Troop Carrier Group, was twenty-two years old when, on the night of June 5, 1944, he flew a C-47 transport with a ‘stick’ of eighteen paratroopers of the 101st Airborne over Normandy.