Third Fleet was our last best hope for victory in the early years of The War.\u00a0 It failed.\u00a0 Epsilon Reticuli became a lesson every naval officer studied before graduation, a battle no one wished to repeat.\u00a0 Serenity became a mixed lesson.\u00a0 In some circles it was an example of what all Alliance personnel were expected to do if required.\u00a0 For others it was a lesson that political battles were just as deadly.\u00a0 For me it was an opportunity that I did not ignore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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