was engaged in making furniture in Tupelo. One of the companies doing business with Moran was William Iselin and Company, Inc. (Iselin). They entered into a "factoring" contract by which Iselin undertook to finance Moran's accounts receivable. After a period of operation, Moran ran into financial difficulties and entered into another contract with Delta Auction and Real Estate Company, Inc., (Delta) a Tennessee corporation, to conduct a bulk sale to liquidate Moran's assets.
Prior to the sale by Delta, all of Moran's creditors were notified of the proposed sale and of the proposed division of the receipts upon a pro rata basis.[1] No objection from any creditors was raised prior to the sale and no issue regarding the conduct of the sale was later made.
On December 6, 1979, Deltacombat platoon that was wiped out in the last conflict.  The machine has tasked itself with the purpose of returning the dog tags of the fallen soldiers and seeing that they are remembered and honored.  Unfortunately, the machine has been damaged from combat, and its systems are slowly beginning to fail.  It has taken up position on a seaside beach in the story.
The machine is soon discovered by a young boy who lives by the beach.  I think the boy is around 10-12 years old, and blond.  The boy is both orphaned, and feral.  Though the story doesn't explicitly state that the setting is a post-apocalyptic world, there are strong hints that the war has eroded civilization in many respects, and that