The Iron Wagon (2010)
“After prayer, they all started eating, and he looked at Breanna. “Honey, have you read today’s edition of the Rocky Mountain News?”
Breanna shook her head. “I haven’t had time. Why?”
“Well, when it was delivered to my office this morning, I saw on the front page that a new commander had been assigned to Fort Logan by the United States Army. He arrived just yesterday to take charge of the fort. When I saw his name, I realized that it was familiar to me.”
“Oh?”
“Mm-hmm. Ryan Alden. Nearly twenty-...two years ago, when he was a lieutenant stationed at an army camp near Emporia, Kansas, I had the joy of leading him to the Lord. He is now a major general. The article said that he is a widower. His wife died just over three years ago.”
“Oh,” Breanna said, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Papa,” asked Meggie, “where is Fort Logan?”
“It’s just west of Denver, honey, a few miles north of here at the edge of the foothills.”
Meggie nodded. “I’ve heard people talk about it, but I just didn’t know where it was.MoreLess
Breanna shook her head. “I haven’t had time. Why?”
“Well, when it was delivered to my office this morning, I saw on the front page that a new commander had been assigned to Fort Logan by the United States Army. He arrived just yesterday to take charge of the fort. When I saw his name, I realized that it was familiar to me.”
“Oh?”
“Mm-hmm. Ryan Alden. Nearly twenty-...two years ago, when he was a lieutenant stationed at an army camp near Emporia, Kansas, I had the joy of leading him to the Lord. He is now a major general. The article said that he is a widower. His wife died just over three years ago.”
“Oh,” Breanna said, “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Papa,” asked Meggie, “where is Fort Logan?”
“It’s just west of Denver, honey, a few miles north of here at the edge of the foothills.”
Meggie nodded. “I’ve heard people talk about it, but I just didn’t know where it was.MoreLess
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