> Not until she arrived on the Valiant and secured her Getter
>Machine in the cramped hangar bay with the other two did Utena take
>the thing Kallon had given her from her pocket and examine it.
> It was a military decoration, a five-pointed star made of some
>golden-white metal about an inch and a half across, its face inlaid
>with a deep blood-red gem, on a slightly faded scarlet ribbon.
>Beneath the gem, embossed on the face of the medal, was a symbol
>resembling a globe of the Earth surrounded by laurel branches, the
>emblem of the old United Earth of the twenty-fourth century. The
>metal bar at the top of the ribbon was engraved, "BLOOD AND HONOR".
> Utena turned the medal over; on its back was engraved,
>
> 1SGT C. KALLON
> NEW YORK
> 2388.08.12

from this story:
>Thursday, August 11, 2388
>Central Park North Entrance (110th St.), New York City
>Earth

Always wondered what Charlie had done to be awarded the decoration he gave Utena. Now we know.

Nice story

>Kallon nodded sympathetically. "I hear you. If someone had done this
>to Louisville, I'd be feeling the same way.

Hey, 3 cheers from this Kentuckiana girl for an actual mention of the Derby City in anything that's not related to horse racing or basketball! Glad you're thinking outside the east/west coast box for people's hometowns.

Jeanne

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