Port of Death

In 1963 during the Cuban Missile Crisis the Cold War was raging between the USSR and the United States. Prior to Satellites, radio transmission was the only way to communicate around the world. Spies were everywhere and danger prevailed. "As Chief Petty Officer MacDonald returns to his assigned duties during the flight back to Norfolk, the events of the past two days began to unfold. His mind was clear the task he had willingly accepted lay before him and he thoroughly understood the responsibilities the situation entailed, and somehow he felt the entire assignment depended largely on his perception. `God,' he thought, `do not let me fail.'"