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October 10th, 2022. Columbus Day Brief.

The President's Daily Brief

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The Escape Plan of Douglas Seymour McKernan

Douglas Seymour McKernan and his men were trapped in China. They devised a plan to get out of the country without being discovered. It involved crossing 1,000 miles on foot and horseback with no food or water. After about a month of trekking across the desert, they saw a group of No Man's. And it was a good sign. He documented all of this with exquisite detail because he was focused on trying to help future CIA operations there.

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