 What is the name of the Captain in charge of briefing the Major when he arrives on Venus?
Perhaps there was method in Colonel Walsh's madness—murder-madness—when he ordered Major Polk to scan the planet for a guy named Joe. For example, he could have chosen a Second Looie for the job on Venus. We were somewhere in Area Two on Earth, takeoff point for any operations in Space II. "I always figured Venus was under the jurisdiction of Space III, sir. It had been going on for six months now and we'd lost at least a thousand men from Space II. "And this man is on Venus now?" "This man is on Venus." The trip to Venus came off without a hitch. My orders said I was to report to Captain Bransten immediately upon arrival.
 Bransten
 Bransten  Trader Joe  Walsh  Bartender Joe