Trip
I met Coulson the other day, he seems like a good man and leader. HYDRA's been an invasive problem in my world for years, I was sorry to hear that it's also prevalent in your world. I spoke with Fury and it sounds like the situation here is in hand, but I'd be surprised if there weren't concerns.
I thought it might have to do with not wanting to rest on another's laurels. I can respect that. If your grandfather is Gabe Jones, I'm proud to say I did have the pleasure of knowing him. He was a damn fine man, an excellent soldier and one hell of a jazz musician. I fought alongside the Commandos during the war, and after that the Jones in my world ended up working for SHIELD. One of the best machine gunners I've known, and when he was with SHIELD, on the frontlines of quite a few HYDRA attacks himself. I'd be happy to share some war stories of his sometime, they're worth telling. A few I know personally, others I've heard through other people.