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raised his hands high and they heard him say, thy will be done Lord, not mine. He walked to where Mac and his sons were and said, this was your mother’s special place and she will care for Jeffrey now. Then he said sons I have some personal chores to take care of. I should return in three or four days. Mac, will you go with the boys to join the others and wait for me there. Mac said sure friend, be careful and return safe.
    Goldie said so long and started off thru the woods. James asked Mac, where do you suppose he is off to. Mac said he knows who issued the orders to execute your mother. I suspect he is out to even some personal scores, but he will not risk endangering you and the men. Come let us see to the men and supplies and have some food and rest. Meanwhile Goldie started along the wood line going to the north at a fast pace. He knew he had several miles to travel before the day would be done. By evening, with the help of a friendly farmer, he had made it to the outskirts of the former Wright Patterson air base, now under the control of a civilian administrator appointed to oversee the military command. After finding a place of safety for the night he ate of the rations the old farmer had given him then went to work assembling an explosive device. He took some C-4 plastic explosive and rolled it into a ball about the size of softball then wrapped it in a bag filled with nails. He inserted a short cord fuse into the plastic which when lit would take five seconds to ignite the explosive.
    The next day the military base commander and civilian administrator were seated with their wives in the base mess hall. They were discussing the orders of their bosses at the state commanders headquarters. The administrator said the orders from those at Columbus to execute a local national every week until the rebel is caught was a mistake. It has cost us several of our officers and men and is building support for the resistors. At that moment the large window facing the patio was shattered and an object rolled across the room towards their table. Seconds later a powerful explosion shook the building collapsing part of the roof. Guards outside rushed into the building clearing away the debris while others rushed to the rear of the building. An old man was seen running away and the guards gave chase but the old man eluded them. Inside guards found the civilian administrator and commanding general both had died in the explosion along with their wives and several other personnel.
    After the explosion Goldie had managed to evade his pursuers then moved along the hedges surrounding the mess building to a parking lot where military vehicles were parked. He slugged a driver standing by a sedan, took his hat and keys, then got into the vehicle and drove past the old hospital and out the gate then turned east towards the highway and proceeded north from there. A few hours he was parked near the old Lockbourne air base at Columbus now occupied by the United Nations state command. He spent the rest of the day watching traffic entering and departing the installation. Near dusk he observed a sedan escorted by one military vehicle and closely followed by another enter the compound. He knew by the flags and United Nations insignia on the vehicle it was the commander of United Nations observers. He watched as the vehicles stopped in front of the old air force base commanders house. When the armed escorts dismounted their vehicles then opened the door to the sedan and assisted a woman and a uniformed older man he knew these were the ones he wanted.
    He sat outside the base perimeter for several hours watching the scene and studying the movements of those coming and going. Around midnight all seemed quiet and only three guards could be seen protecting the house. He studied the situation then made his decision. He began his move towards the perimeter fence surrounding the compound. Once there he used a small pair of wire cutters carried with him to cut