Second Half of Life
CDR Jeremiah Fielding wandered around the Officer’s Club shaking hands and slapping backs. This was the base’s monthly ‘Hale and Farewell’ party—a party to welcome incoming Officer’s and say good bye to those leaving. He felt sorrow, nostalgia and yes, even a little fear at the future he was facing. He had been in the Navy for just over 24 years. Tomorrow he would be a civilian again for the first time since he was 18 years old and he left home for the Naval Academy. He knew it was time to...