Звездный десант

           You’llkillonlywhenyoucan’thelpit.Buttheentireareawehitistobesmashed.Idon’twanttoseeanyofyouloafersbackaboardherewithunexpendedbombs.Getme?"Heglancedatthetime."Rasczak’sRoughneckshavegotareputationtouphold.TheLieutenanttoldmebeforeheboughtittotellyouthathewillalwayshavehiseyeonyoueveryminute...andthatheexpectsyournamestoshine!"

           JellyglancedoveratSergeantMigliaccio,firstsectionleader."FiveminutesforthePadre,"hestated.Someoftheboysdroppedoutofranks,wentoverandkneltinfrontofMigliaccio,andnotnecessarilythoseofhiscreed,either—Moslems,Christians,Gnostics,Jews,whoeverwantedawordwithhimbeforeadrop,hewasthere.I’veheardtellthatthereusedtobemilitaryoutfitswhosechaplainsdidnotfightalongsidetheothers,butI’veneverbeenabletoseehowthatcouldwork.Imean,howcanachaplainblessanythinghe’snotwillingtodohimself?Inanycase,intheMobileInfantry,everybodydropsandeverybodyfightschaplainandcookandtheOldMan’swriter.Oncewewentdownthetubetherewouldn’tbeaRoughneckleftaboard—exceptJenkins,ofcourse,andthatnothisfault.

           Ididn’tgoover.IwasalwaysafraidsomebodywouldseemeshakeifIdid,and,anyhow,thePadrecouldblessmejustashandilyfromwherehewas.Buthecameovertomeasthelaststragglersstoodupandpressedhishelmetagainstminetospeakprivately."Johnnie,"hesaidquietly,"thisisyourfirstdropasanon-com."

           "Yeah."