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He
got
a
decoration
and
a
promotion
.
If
you
go
back
to
the
Second
Global
War
,
you
can
find
a
case
in
which
a
naval
junior
officer
took
command
of
a
major
ship
and
not
only
fought
it
but
sent
signals
as
if
he
were
admiral
.
He
was
vindicated
even
though
there
were
officers
senior
to
him
in
line
of
command
who
were
not
even
wounded
.
Special
circumstances
--
a
breakdown
in
communications
.
But
I
am
thinking
of
a
case
in
which
four
levels
were
wiped
out
in
six
minutes
--
as
if
a
platoon
leader
were
to
blink
his
eyes
and
find
himself
commanding
a
brigade
.
Any
of
you
heard
of
it
?
"
Dead
silence
.
"
Very
well
.
It
was
one
of
those
bush
wars
that
hared
up
on
the
edges
of
the
Napoleonic
wars
.
This
young
officer
was
the
most
junior
in
a
naval
vessel
--
wet
navy
,
of
course
--
wind-powered
,
in
fact
.
This
youngster
was
about
the
age
of
most
of
your
class
and
was
not
commissioned
.
He
carried
the
title
of
temporary
third
lieutenant
'
--
note
that
this
is
the
title
you
are
about
to
carry
.
He
had
no
combat
experience
;
there
were
four
officers
in
the
chain
of
command
above
him
.
When
the
battle
started
his
commanding
officer
was
wounded
.
The
kid
picked
him
up
and
carried
him
out
of
the
line
of
fire
.
That
's
all
--
make
pickup
on
a
comrade
.
But
he
did
it
without
being
ordered
to
leave
his
post
.
The
other
officers
all
bought
it
while
he
was
doing
this
and
he
was
tried
for
'
deserting
his
post
of
duty
as
commanding
officer
in
the
presence
of
the
enemy
.
'
Convicted
.
Cashiered
.
"
I
gasped
.
"
For
that
?
Sir
.
"
"
Why
not
?
True
,
we
make
pickup
.
But
we
do
it
under
different
circumstances
from
a
wet-navy
battle
,
and
by
orders
to
the
man
making
pickup
.
But
pickup
is
never
an
excuse
for
breaking
off
battle
in
the
presence
of
the
enemy
.
This
boy
's
family
tried
for
a
century
and
a
half
to
get
his
conviction
reversed
.
No
luck
,
of
course
.
There
was
doubt
about
some
circumstances
but
no
doubt
that
he
had
left
his
post
during
battle
without
orders
.
True
,
he
was
green
as
grass
--
but
he
was
lucky
not
to
be
hanged
.
"
Colonel
Nielssen
fixed
me
with
a
cold
eye
.
"
Mr.
Rico
--
could
this
happen
to
you
?
"
I
gulped
.
"
I
hope
not
,
sir
.
"
"
Let
me
tell
you
how
it
could
on
this
very
'
prentice
cruise
.
Suppose
