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 "Eighteen centimeters?"

 "Yes, sir," Lt. Commander Jim Owens said.  "There is sufficient
 power in the Xanadu Catapult to open a rift to Earth, but that rift
 will only be 18 centimters wide.  It will persist for 16 hours just
 like a standard rift, though," he said.

 Vice Admiral Brian Aldur frowned, then nodded.  "Very well," he said
 at last.  "Can you devise a communications relay that will allow us
 to transmit through the rift for that 16 hours, Commander?"

 "Easily, Admiral."

 "Then please do so, and inform all ship's crews that we'll be
 opening a rift to Earth in seven days time.  If anyone aboard any
 ship has information, personal logs, data, or letters home that they
 wish to send back to the Milky Way, the communications link will be
 available to do so."

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 Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor looked at his new bright shiny medal
 and could have cried with frustration.

 Hundreds were dead, hundreds more maimed or wounded.  The heart of
 Starfleet in the M64 galaxy had been cut out and stomped on by the
 Pfhor battle group before its own eventual destruction.  Churchill
 Downs was a wasteland, and virtually everything that the exiles had
 built here was damaged or destroyed.

 And yet, the Pfhor had been destroyed at Xanadu, and Admiral Charlie
 Theron had seen fit to give him a medal for it.

 It was time to rebuild... rebuild Churchill Downs, rebuild Fisher's
 Landing, rebuild the Defender fleet.  It was time for the exiles to
 rebuild their shattered lives.

 Lora Kor had tried to respectfully refuse the medal, but Theron had
 become insistent.  "Admiral," he'd said finally, "it's your duty to
 accept this.  The work ahead of us is every bit as hard as the work
 behind, and our people need symbols.  They need, quite frankly, a
 few heroes from this whole sorry affair.  And as long as you choose
 to wear that eagle," Theron said, pointing at Lora Kor's sleeve,
 "you're elected.  And so are the officers under your command.  See
 to it."

 Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor had been all too happy to take care of
 the latter; it even occurred to him that some of his officers might
 feel the same way he did about it, but he spent three hours doing
 the paperwork and adding the appropriate notations to each officer's
 record all the same.

 Theron was right.  Reor'sa was a mess, and would need a few heroes.

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   Recognitions:
      Starfleet Service Medal (with Bronze Comet Cluster)
         Commander Alec Reed aka McC (OOC)
            For outstanding long-term service to U.S.S. Coronado,
            including attending more than 50 sims aboard a Starfleet
            vessel and other services and support to the Coronado sim.

      Starfleet Service Medal
         Petty Officer/1 Bridget Bordeux aka Dolin (OOC)
         Lt. Major Thirishar ch'Thane aka Alffred (OOC)
            For service of 20 or more weeks aboard a Starfleet vessel.

      Silver Star for Valor
         Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor (Repeat)
            For planning and coordination of the Defense of Xanadu.

      Bronze Star for Valor
         Colonel Jeremy Ironside (Repeat)
         Lt. Commander Kyle Marcy
         Major Jacob Prescot
            For extraordinary bravery in combat operations against
            Pfhor Hegemony troops in combat in the Lh'owon system.

      Star Cross for Merit
         Colonel Jeremy Ironside (Repeat)
            For extraordinary assistance with the development of the
            overall Pfhor plot and for excellent use of those special
            abilities granted to him by the Watchers.  ;-)

      Fleet Achievement Medal
         Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne aka Masters (OOC)
            For development of his own subplots related to his Wraith
            squadron, and for creativity in command of Masada and of his
            use of those abilities granted him by the Watchers.  ;-)

      Citation for Gallantry
         Captain William Daren (Repeat)
         Commander Darek Smith
            For their gallantry in command of Coronado and the Lh'owon
            mobility group, as well as command of the Lh'owon mission.

      Kragite Order of Heroism
         Lt. Commander Isamu Dyson
         Lt. Commander Jack C. Farley (Repeat)
         Lieutenant (JG) Maiko D'rall
            For performance of their duties under extremely hazardous
            conditions, at the risk of their own lives, during combat
            in and around the Longshot and Lh'owown systems.

      Preantares Ribbon
         Lieutenant Aramis Skylooker
            For demonstration of outstanding knowledge of Coronado's
            operational and damage control procedures.

      Golden Shield
         Commander Sieven Drexler (Repeat)
         Lt. Commander Kariasa Ma'Aru
         Commander Savant
            For planning and coordination of the Defense of Xanadu,
            including fleet operations and communications procedures.

      Golden Heart
         Lieutenant Lauren Dyson
            For outstanding role-playing during subplots affecting
            several Coronado officers, including Commander Tlaloco,
            Colonel Ironside, and Lt. Colonel Wayne.

      Starfleet Commendation
         Commander Alec Reed
         Lieutenant (JG) Maiko D'rall
            For well-done character development plots or subplots.  :-)

      Starfleet Ribbon of Merit
         Captain William Daren aka Daren (OOC)
            As a small thank you for a well-done job of taking over
            Coronado during the unexpected absense of the OOC CO.  ;-)
         Commander Olme Tlaloco aka rev (OOC)
            As a small thank you for his assistance with role-playing
            S'buuth, our recent S'pht guest, so admirably.  Thanks!  :-)

      Congratulations to these fine officers!

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 Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone" Staff:
    Commanding, TG 85.3:       RADM Tebrun Lora Kor      (Jester)
    S-1, Group Adjutant:       Cmdr. Sieven Drexler      (Brad)
    S-2, Group Intelligence:   LCdr. Kariasa Ma'Aru      (Kari)
    S-3, Group Logistics:      Cmdr. Savant              (Savant)

 U.S.S. Coronado Crew Roster:
    Commanding Officer:        Capt. William Daren       (Daren)
    Executive Officer:         Cmdr. Darek Smith         (Aggie)
    Marine Commandant:         Col. Jeremy Ironside      (Fraser)
    Raptors Squadron Leader:   Lt. Colonel Thomas Wayne  (Masters)
    Chief of Operations:       Cmdr. Olme Tlaloco        (rev)
    Chief Flight Operations:   Lt. (JG) Maiko D'Rall     (Farrell)
    Chief Tactical Officer:    LCdr. Kyle Marcy          (Marcy)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Tamarith             (Tamarith)
    Assistant Tactical:        Ens. Senik                (Stefan)
    Company Commander:         Maj. Jacob Prescot        (Shadow-FjP)
    Flight Leader:             LMaj. Thirishar ch'Thane  (Alffred)
    Chief Engineer:            Cmdr. Zunite Oswald       (Sonya)
    Assistant Engineer:        LCdr. Jack C. Farley      (CCC)
    Assistant Engineer:        Lt. Aramis Skylooker      (LewisSharp)
    Chief Science Officer:     LCdr. Isamu Dyson         (Isamu)
    Chief Medical Officer:     Cmdr. Alec Reed           (McC)
    Assistant Medical:         Lt. Lauren Dyson          (Natty)
    Bartender:                 PO/1 Bridget Bordeux      (Dolin)

 On Extended Leave of Absence:
    None!

 Positions Available:
    Flight Leader:                                       (---)

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Jester

Rear Admiral Tebrun Lora Kor
Commanding, Defenders Task Group 85.3, "Whitestone"
embarked on U.S.S. Coronado, NCC-97901
http://www.jestertrek.com/coro2400/