Many years pass as the war goes on. John is now a lieutenant. Rasczak's Roughnecks are now known as Rico's Roughnecks since John has taken command of his home unit. John's father is still alive and well in the Roughnecks on board of the Rodger Young. Recently, there has been a gathering of the fleet. A heavy concentration of MI combat dropships are converging on the bug's homeworld. John feels that this will be the big one. There is a large drop on Klendathu. The end.