Cal grimaced. "Oh great! Now he thinks we're psycho. Look, can't you get this through your heads? We are from Earth. We never heard of Galus and Dale. My name is Calvin Manners, and this is David Langley."
"Very interesting," the President said. He tapped his finger on the back of his other hand and stared at the two Earthmen.
He reached over toward the intercom on his desk then and pressed a button.
"Yes?" a woman's voice asked.
"Miss Daniels, will you bring in the photos of Capt. Galus and Lt. Dale, please?"
"Yes, sir."
The President turned to the two men again. "Those are your ranks, are they not?"
"Yes, but we're in the United States Army."
"The what?"
"The United States Army. The United States is a country on Earth."