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Автор Джон Скальци
John Scalzi
QUESTIONS FOR A SOLDIER
COLONIAL DEFENSE FORCES
Colonial Outreach Command
CDF Public Relations, 3rd Platoon
Colonel Wm. Schafer, Cmdr
DATE:
238. 05. 15 SUSN
(see linked table for local equivalents)
FILE NUMBER:
COC/CPR-OOI-3793/16(N)
FILE TITLE:
Public Speech, CDF Capt. John Perry, Huckleberry Colony, 238. 05. 10
FILE DESCRIPTION:
Capt. Perry meets with citizens of village of New Goa on Huckleberry Colony; answers questions about life of CDF servicepersons and other queries.
PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS:
Capt. Perry, New Goa administrator Rohit Kulkarni, seven New Goa villagers
CLASSIFICATION:
Non-classified
REDACTION:
None. Editing for clarity: Standard voice to text algorithms
RECORDED BY:
Capt. John Perry, unedited BrainPal audio feed
FILED BY:
Cpl. John Scalzi, Acting Librarian, CDFPR 3rd Platoon
CC: Col. Wm. Schafer
ROHIT KULKARNI:
Please, please, everyone. I see Naren Bhatia setting down his dessert, so I truly know that it is time to move on to the next portion of the evening. (laughter) You
It is not often that our simple village receives a visitor of such esteem as the man I have the honor of presenting to you this evening. As with all of the colonies in the Union, Huckleberry and New Goa remember with horror of the Rraey invasion of Coral, one of the oldest and most precious of our colonies. The Rraey slaughtered all of the colonists there, more than 100,000 lives ended.
It was one of the darkest hours in the history of the Union.But the Rraey did not hold Coral for long, thanks in part to the efforts of our guest, whose courageous actions in battle caused him to be awarded the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Cross, as well as the first Order of Coral award. He is here tonight to share some of his experiences as part of the Colonial Defense Forces that keep all of the colonies safe, including our own. With great honor, I present to you Captain John Perry.
(applause)
CAPT. PERRY:
Thank you, and thank you, Administrator Kulkarni. It was your wife who made tonight’s dessert? No wonder you look so happy. (laughter) The whole dinner was wonderful, really. I don’t think I’ve eaten this well in years.
KULKARNI:
I don’t doubt you say that everywhere you go.
PERRY:
Well, I do, but this time I mean it. (laughter) And I’ve been having a wonderful visit here in New Goa. I have to warn you all that in addition to doing this goodwill tour of the Colonies for the CDF, I also have an ulterior motive: I’m checking out colonies for when I retire. So get a good look at this face; you might have to get used to it one day. (laughter)
KULKARNI:
We would welcome you, Captain.
PERRY:
You say that
