We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:57:05 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Go here. Instapilot... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:54:22 -0600 Yeah, I love this story too. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10788 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10788 Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:18:11 -0600 The Shepard that is illustrated with black and white sketches, which fit the mood of the story perfectly. If you ever get the chance, also read No Comebacks, which is an anthology of shorts by Forsythe, each with a twist at the end.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10590 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10590 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:36:30 -0600 Never seen the story as a stand-alone, but it's been anthologized--I remember reading it years (and years and...) ago, possibly in "Phantom Regiments"...time to go look again. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10583 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10583 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:47:25 -0600 Get it...you'll like it! BTW, in my quick-ish search, I couldn't find the story itself, just the book (comes in audio tape, too). http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10580 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10580 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 05:32:41 -0600 Somehow, I never considered "The Odessa File" a Christmas story...ahhh--okay. Mouse malfunction. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10578 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/12/one_of_my_favorite_christmas_stories.html#comment-10578 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:57:10 -0600