The Guardians - Fred Thomas Jones

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Résumé :
The three primary Guardian outposts along the Agreed Zone, which separated the Guardians from the Tirgonia Empire, are suddenly and savagely attacked. The years of peace enjoyed by the Guardians end with what the Tirgonians believe to be the complete annihilation of the foremost nemesis of the Empire. Initially, the only Guardians known to have survived are on long-range patrol duty, known as a Probe. As the seven ships of Probe Red return, Lieutenant Commander Gandle Hoppinzorinski, nicknamed 'Hops', received a distress call from survivors. Now, Hops, along with the commanders of Probe Orange and Probe Gold, are the only hope for survival for the remnants of this once proud and peaceful civilization....

Biographie:
At eighteen, F. Thomas Jones enlisted in the US Army in 1967. After completing basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and graduating from AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Initially trained to purify water, he found himself stationed at a signal relay site on top of Phu Keio Mountain in Sakon Nakon Province, in the northeast corner of Thailand, Jones spent the first five years of his military career performing a variety of duties from being assigned as a cook to driving 5-ton dump trucks. For the next fifteen years, he was transferred to units in Vietnam and Germany, and he had various postings here in the States before retiring in 1987. After retirement, he became a full-time teacher in Memphis, TN. He also worked in manufacturing and construction and as an equine caregiver. Jones now resides in Indiana, where he has been a substitute teacher for many years. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Moose, the American Legion, American Legion Riders, and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars....