Casca 14: The Phoenix (16 page)

Van stayed with Casey as a medic checked him over. The medic had seen many wounds before but was amazed that the guy with the scar was still alive, even though part of his skull was blown
open.

Casey had not yet awakened when the dust-off chopper came in for him. Van had to remain behind as the chopper took his friend away. The dust-off had a full load of other wounded aboard and there just wasn't room for him. He waved his farewell to the chopper as it disappeared.

Instead of taking their brain-injured casualty to Saigon, the chopper pilot put the machine balls to the wall and headed for Nha Trang. The other wounded were not in serious shape so the scar-faced man had first priority. The outpost medic had radioed the hospital at Ton son Nhut and had been told that the best neurosurgeon in Nam was in Nha Trang right now, and that was where they were to deliver their casualty. To the 8th Field Hospital at Nha Trang...

Well, my dear
Landries, that is how Casey Romain came to us at the 8th Field Hospital. The rest you know as well as I. If your memory is rusty on any of the fine points, I refer you to your copy of Casca: The Eternal Mercenary.

Till next time, Julius Goldman, M.D.

Jolted from a Caribbean paradise, Casca joins ranks with the
 infamous Blackbeard. His objective: rescue the beautiful, mysterious Michelle LeBeau from a man who wants to use her to build a Pirate Empire. Leading a pack of marooned cutthroats and aided by the tough-talking, hard-loving Katie
Parnell, Casca just may have a chance. But first the Eternal Mercenary must survive the sadistic tortures of the mutinous pirate crew.

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