I Was Fired and Walking Home—Then Two Helicopters Landed Looking for Me

at the end of the hall chimed. The doors opened to reveal a wall of tactical gear. Six operators stepped out, forming a corridor. In the center walked a man in dress uniform—General Thomas Higgins, a legend in special operations circles. He walked with a cane from an old injury but moved with the momentum of a freight train.

Beside him, wrapped in a continue reading …