Marcinko Archives - James Strauss

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Six, Chapter XXVIII

I called Tony, and before he could say a word, I read him the riot act about his inclusion of Marcinko on the mission in any way. “You done now?” was all he responded with. “I breathed in and out deeply. Marcinko and the others, including the...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Six, Chapter XII

by James Strauss | 14 comments

I sat thinking while inside the Jeep while Marlowe waited to find out if he was to live or die. There was no real decision to make. His firing at me, even though he wasn’t a sniper, should have taken me out earlier, no matter how I dodged and squirmed. Short-range...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Five Chapter XXVII

by James Strauss | 46 comments

I stopped at the edge of the parking lot, the dust and debris from the departing CH-53 helicopter downdraft settling around me. Marcinko stood in front of me, looking like some kind of imitation Marlin Brando kind of Harley guy, his hair in a bun at the back of his...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Five, Chapter XXVI

by James Strauss | 30 comments

I felt the slightest of tugs against my back, as if little nudges to let me know that more pulling was to come, which I knew to be true, although the oxygenation of the liquid I was breathing wasn’t completely compatible with clear thinking. Mentally, I asked myself...

THE COWARDLY LION, Volume Five, Chapter XXI

by James Strauss | 28 comments

The call to my control officer wasn’t a pleasant one, as Herbert didn’t want to discuss my using the CIA-backed American Express card for the purchase of school texts. Almost seven hundred dollars for three books, written in South Africa and printed in Italy, were...