This was a beautiful, dare I say haunting examination of the realities of war and command. You've created a very compelling character in Marshal Leonhardt and her Very Significant Name.
However, as evocative as the story was, it didn't seem to do much with the actual theme of the jam. I appreciated playing with the double meaning of 'intelligence', but I wasn't seeing a clear contrast to 'strength' - stupidity, possibly, or ignorance, or even self-delusion, but not really strength per se. I would also have liked a little more meat on the Marshal's "dear friend" and what exactly she, and her friend, hope to accomplish with the letter that is the story's central framing device. Overall those details don't much detract from what is still an interesting and effective work of writing.