so long to Guam! troops fly home

So long to Guam. Quadrilan next. 1,800 miles. 8 hours more in the cool blue sky to a crescent set in an emerald sea. Since 1945, a gas stop, a place for lunch, and a pause for the doctor to make his rounds. An hour on the ground and they're off again. Another shot of the potent drug speed. speed to span 2100 miles with a stop to refuel at Johnston Island, then Honolulu. Evening, the ocean world washed black by the tides of night. Up on the flight deck, the navigator worked on his charts. Mileage, air speed, altitudes, wind. Hour by hour as the night wore on, checking the headings, keeping them