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Chapter 4: General Hammond

After Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Frasier explained the situation, I was only too happy to go along with their plan. Hell, I was going to give them time off anyway...that team's been through the wringer lately and God knows they deserve it. Now after hearing their concerns about Dr. Jackson, I feel compelled to offer my own contribution to their efforts and hand over the keys to my little sanctuary up north, O'Neill takes them with a grateful smile and a look of what might be called shock. I'm not that much of a hard-ass, am I?

Don't answer that, George.

Over the past 2 years, SG-1 has run the gamut as far as duty, stress and emotional upheaval are concerned...Any fool could see that and Mother Hammond didn't raise any fools.

I don't even want to think how close we came to losing SG-1 on this one. For the first time in my very long career, I'm involved in a duty that is more than just duty...it's a commitment. And SG-1 is one of the tightest and most strongly committed teams I have ever served with.

From the first time I met them, long before they ever suspected, I knew there was something special about this particular group of people.

O'Neill; military up one side and down the other, but with an ever-vigilant sense of what is right and an extreme loyalty to his team.

Carter; I've watched her grow from a runny-nosed kid on a military base to a fine officer and a premier scientist in her field.

Teal'c; the stoic, steady presence with carefully hidden passions when it comes to his family, his friends and the freedom of his people.

And, of course, Dr. Jackson; scholar, humanitarian, sometimes like a fish out of water among us military types, but a young man who has earned my respect on more than one occasion with his courage, high ideals and passionate opinions.

No, I don't mind if people think I've gone a little soft where SG-1 is concerned. Besides, by thunder, I'm a Major-General, who's going to say it to my face?

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