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So, you learned the police alphabet? That doesn't mean you're quitting the marines already does it?

Henry Adam, Henry Adam.

I told a friend of mine here about your newest language and you know what, his dad is cop too. He made me a copy of the codes so that we can still Tango Alpha Lima Kilo. Thank you for the father's day wishes. They came John Union Sam Tom India November Tom India Mary Echo.

India Lima Oscar Victor Echo Yankee Oscar Uniform

Delta Adam Delta David Yankee

Hey Shannon,

Don't let on to our precious little marine but the man who shared those codes with me died in my arms today. He saved my life Shannon. How can I ever repay that? I'm sending a note to his father, I'm not sure if the police department there will know who Lieutenant David Cameron Senior is or how to contact him, but I will find a way to do so.

Sorry this is so short sweetheart, but I need, or rather I want to try and write a thank you to the lieutenant's father. As the colonel said it is rather ironic that both father and son are lieutenants with the one being military and the other one a police officer.

Thank you both for the Father's Day wishes, they did get here in time.

I love you Shannon,

Gibbs.

Six weeks later:

Shannon looks at Kelly who is being unusually quiet. Normally when they write letters to Gibbs, Kelly chatters away a mile a minute. Tonight, she's barely uttered a word. She puts a hand on Kelly's shoulder and Kelly looks up at her.

"What's wrong sweetheart?"

"He died didn't he? The man who gave daddy the codes?"

Shannon takes a deep breath at her daughter's insight. She thinks about Gibbs' letter stating that the man had died saving his life and nods her head.

"Yes honey, he did. He actually ended up saving Daddy's life."

Kelly's lower lip trembles as she thinks about that statement. Her daddy has often told her that he'll do everything he can to come back home to them. She knows that it's possible that he might not do so, but she hadn't thought that someone else might die saving her father.

Shannon gives her a hug, and Kelly looks up at her, unshed tears in her eyes.

"Daddy never mentioned him after that one letter so I thought something must have happened. Mommy, can …can we go meet them?"

"Who honey?"

"The family of the man who saved Daddy's life; I want to thank them for letting him go over there so that he could save Daddy. He might even work at the police department here in town."

Shannon sighs as she thinks about her daughter's words. They almost echo Gibbs' own thoughts of finding the Cameron's. She smiles and nods.

"Let's finish our letters to Daddy and tomorrow we'll see if we can find Officer Cameron and thank him."

tbc...