Jack of Harts

Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base housed various Texas State Guard, Army, Air Force, and Marine units when the Second Great Depression came upon us all. VMFA-112, the Cowboys, is the most famous of those units. They had been there for nearly a century, and their reserve status meant they had little of the turnover that line units had. Then their Lieutenant Jacob Carter saved an entire family from gang violence during the riots, and the security footage ended up released all over the networks. They publicly embraced that action as something all Cowboys should aspire to do. The other units on base had a similar history, and greatly enjoyed watching the young Marine in action. They were envious, in fact. The Metroplex was their home. They had no intention of leaving it. They wanted to defend it. That is why Fort Worth JRB had very few of the desertions most other bases saw. That is why they showed a united front to the police the mayor sent to arrest the young Marine. And that is why they were ready when the riots and looters came for them.