Jonah Gurney

From Turtledove

Jonah Gurney
Fictional Character
Southern Victory
Appearance(s):	Drive to the East
Nationality:	Confederate States
Occupation:	Guard
Affiliations:	Freedom Party Guards

Jonah Gurney was a young Freedom Party Guard at Camp Determination. He was too young to have been a veteran of the Great War and so was careless with the maintenance of his sub-machine gun. One day he mocked Hipolito Rodriguez for his care and constant cleaning of his own gun joking Rodriguez was married to it. Rodriguez mocked back angering Gurney who called Rodriguez asshole buddies with the camp commandant.

This escalated to the point where Rodriguez pointed his sub-machine gun at Gurney's nose and threatened to blow his head off. Troop Leader Tom Porter intervened telling Rodriguez to put down his gun. Rodriguez did so and then Porter told Gurney to pack up, he was being reassigned. Porter also told Gurney he was a slacker and that the only reason he didn't let Rodriguez shoot him was the amount of paperwork needed to keep Rodriguez out of trouble.

Gurney protested, trying to get the other guards to take his side but no one said anything. He deflated when Porter gently told him not to try and make a mutiny and then silently packed his duffle bag and slunk off.