AN: This chapter is for stargate fans, have box of tissues on hand
Chapter 118
In Washington DC Jack was reading a file when his phone rang so he pick it up
"O'Neill...Yes I know her, put her through...hi Carol" Jack said smiling then his face drop
"I'm sorry Carol...yes he was a good friend... leave every thing to me... alright I'll call tomorrow...alright...bye" Then he hung up the phone and sat back when there was a knock on the door he look up
"Yes lieutenant"
"The french ambassador here to see you sir"
"Dam...can you reschedule, some thing important come up"
"Yes sir" then he walk out of Jack office.
Jack then pick up the phone and dial a phone number just as the ambassador walk into his office
"General what the meaning of this you cancel our meeting" Jack raise his hand up with palm pointing out wards
"Mr president General O'Neill...sorry sir if I interrupt your meeting...Yes it is Sir I'm to inform you that George Hammond past away this morning...yes sir...his daughter contacted me... I said I'll take care of it sir... yes sir...i will...thank you sir" then he hung up then look at the ambassador
"Sorry ambassador I had to make that call"
"Was he a close friend"
"Yes and he knows about the stargate program he was the CO before me and close and personal friend of the president and Jacob Carter...Sam father."
"I under stand, we will reschedule for next week"
"Talk to the lieutenant ambassador"
"I will and sorry for lost"
"thank you" the ambassador walk out of Jack office. Jack then pick up the phone and dial the SGC
"Colonel carter, General O'Neill" Jack waited for Sam to answer the phone
"Jack I was in the middle of the briefing"
"sorry Sam got some bad news"
"what wrong Jack" Sam was worried with what Jack said
"George past away this morning, heart attack" Sam sat down in shock. General laundry and her team look at her
"Uncle George dead" she said in shock
"Yes Carol called, can you contact dad and Mark"
"Yeah and I'll send a message to all off word bases"
"alright...Sam do you know where Helen is buried?"
"auntie Helen, yes here in Colorado springs why?"
"that is where George want to be burred, I said to Carol that I'll take care of every thing"
"alright Jack...thanks for telling me"
"will you be alright"
"Yeah I will be"
"Ok I'll be home early tonight"
"ok Jack I got to go"
"alright" then they hung up.
"colonel" Hank laundry said. She look up at him with tears in her eyes
"sorry sir...Jack call to tell me that retired General George Hammond past away this morning" Sam saw the shock look on her team faces
"General Hammond" Daniel said in shock
"Yes Daniel...sir permission to send message to all off world teams and the tok'ra"
"Granted, we will postponed the briefing for few days, colonel recall call teams back"
"Yes sir" Sam stood up and walk out of the briefing room and down stairs to the control room where she turn the PA system on
"Can I have every one attention this is colonel Carter...I'm regret to inform all personal that retired lieutenant George Hammond past away this morning. Some of you would know him from when the SGC started nine years ago. His funeral will be in the next few days, that is all" then she turn the PA system off and turn to shock Walter and other personal
"Sargent recall all off world teams, general orders"
"Yes colonel" Walter got started by finding out who off world while Sam type up a message on the computer.
When finish she look up the off world site addresses then she dial the first one on the list. When the worm hole was form she sent the GDO code then then message though. Once sent she shut down the stargate then she dial the next address. With in six hours all teams return back to earth.
When Jack walk in to Sam lab he heard her sniffling. "Sam" she turn around and stood up just as Jack step ford to give her a hug. He rub her back till she pulled back
"Hey"
"sorry" she said as she wipe tears away
"It ok"
"I called Mark he want to know when the funeral is so he could fly over for it"
"It on Friday morning"
"I'll call him later"
"Ok...what about dad"
"He off world, I spoke to Gashaw she said that they would send a message to him strait away"
"Ok, let's go home"
"jack I got work to do"
"it will still be here in the morning, come on"
"Ok" Sam shut every thing down then they both walk out together.
Three days later there was a number of personal from the SGC and other air force officers around the country who knew George Hammond showed up for his funeral. Even Jacob showed up that morning at the SGC soon as he got the tok'ra message.
They couldn't hold the funeral at the church since there was over eight hundred that showed up. They had it held at the air force academy. Over half of them were in uniform. Jacob did George eulogy as well share a story about how they meet making every one smile. At the end of the service six men in uniform carry George coffin out of the church and in the back of the Hurst.
Then every one got into cars and follow the Hurst to the cemetery where he was being buried. When they arrived and coffin over the grave the minster spent the next few minutes saying few more world then it was the six gun fired not far away at the same time six jet flew over the cemetery with one jet flying a different direction. When it was over every one slowly headed back to there cars and headed back to the air force academy where the wake was being held.
When they arrived at the hall Sam walk over to Carol George daughter and her family "Carol" she turn around
"Sam" they both hug then pulled back
"how are you copping" Sam asked
"alright, Jack done a great job on arrange dad funeral"
"Jack can be full of surprises"
"that he can be. I don't know how he pulled it off and contact so many people in short time"
"Jack got his ways and he always get what he wanted in the end. He knows that uncle George would be prod of Jack for what he done for you guys"
"i know but I'm worried about the cost of the food, every thing, I don't think dad insurance would cover all of this"
"As jack would say it not what you know it who you know" Carol frond
"Meaning"
"your dad knew a lot of people, he was well known and well respected... Micheal Ryan, Henry Haze, William Wilson" Carol look at Sam in shock
"dad knew the formal chief of Staff Micheal Ryan, the president Henry Haze and formal president William Wilson"
"Yes he dose they all were in the air force together in the sixties"
"I'm shock but I don't under stand"
"General Frances said that the air force is paying for all of this on behalf of the president. Since your dad was a well known officer for many years"
"I'm still shock"
"Your not the only one" they talk for few more minutes before Sam left saying to Carol
"I better go and find Jack and my kids, knowing Jack he would of made sure that there was cake on the list of food for today" Carol laugh
"With Jack being in charge of cause there will be cake"
"true" Sam turn around and walk away so she could look for Jack.
When she did find him he was eating a piece of chocolate cake while talking to Jacob. "Jack, dad"
"Sam" Jacob said smiling at her
"I saw you talking to Carol" Jack said
"Yes I said to her knowing you, you would have cake on the refreshment list"
"Now would I do that"
"Yes" Jacob and Sam said at the same time
"Are you Carters ganging up on me now"
"Jack I know you all to well"
"she got you there Jack"
"don't I know it dad"
three hours later every one was gone, Jack, Sam, Jacob and kids were last to leave after saying there good byes to Carol and the rest of the Hammond family. Jacob return back to the SGC while Jack and his family went home after a long tiring day for them all.
That night while in bed Jack turn to Sam to see her looking at him. "Sam are you ok"
"Yes, I will be"
"I was going to wait till tomorrow but... new ship is almost finish"
"Really that great news...isn't it"
"Yeah, the IOA come up with some crazy names for the ship and list of names to take command of it"
"What aren't you telling me Jack"
"your name is on that list Sam"
"what" Sam said in shock
"I didn't put your name ford"
"any idea who then?"
"No, but if you do get the job it would be one step closer for you to get your first star"
"Brigade general"
"Yep"
"wow"
"you would be younger than dad if that happens" Sam his his arm lightly
"Very funny" Jack lean over and gave Sam a kiss
"Well it true and if and when that happens I'm going to take you away for a few days, just you and me up in our cabin" Sam rolled till she was lying on top of Jack
"Just you and me"
"Yep, so what do you think of that" Sam move to kiss him
"i love that idea"
"Sweet"
He pulled her down for a passionate kiss before making love before falling asleep in each other arms