The battle for survival inside a stricken America continues with a desperate flight to escape the clutches of a brutal organization. Omega, the dark menace that threatens to enslave every freedom-loving man and woman.Faced with insurmountable obstacles, weakened by famine and disease, how much can a man take before he bows to the inevitable?Shot at, doused with flaming gasoline, beaten and starved, every fighting man has a limit. Oz Porter has yet to reach that limit.The pioneers who made the USA traversed the Oregon Trail. Can their descendants make the same journey, in the face of much worse odds?They are heading for a community rebuilding itself on the West Coast. A journey of over three thousand miles across hostile territory, yet Oz Porter is determined to overcome the odds and get them through. In front of them lie a host of unforeseen enemies, and close behind is the old enemy, Omega.Trapped in a no man's land, with enemies front and back, could anything be worse?An innocent woman is accused of being a witch, an affront to God's laws. Angry men and women demand summary justice. And a swift execution. The witch must burn. Can Porter stop this injustice and prevent a repeat of Salem?Forever Free: Fortress USA is the ninth short novel in the Forever Free series. A chronicle of the vicious aftermath of the breakdown of American society.