When they reached the top of the mountain, they went to work. They could rest later, but the first few minutes were critical. No matter what you hear or read about employing stealth, being on top of a barren hilltop in Afghanistan is easy to notice. Digital camouflage does nothing […]
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The group continued up the path and their wariness eased as the close quarters of buildings interspersed with bushes and other vegetation gave way to a sheer mountainous hillside. Now on higher ground, Joe could see all around. They were above the squat buildings that ringed the center of town […]
Return to Part I We landed in a tornado of dust and death. The Chinook touched down long enough to let my team out along with a squad of green berets and then sped away. ***** After Joe and his team were picked up at the FOB the pilot stopped […]
Erik jerked, jumping seemingly feet above the bed where he had been lying motionless, meditating. He’d been at it for only a few minutes. No, he’d been at it for nearly an hour. Where did the time go? It was in Sweden years before, in Skara, when a man named […]
That’s not my real name, but does it matter? The story I’m about to tell is real, though. It matters. It’s true. I’ve always been a morning person, and at that time, I was always the first one up. I would unzip my sleeping bag and crawl out, eager to […]
He turned into the warmth of the sun and closed his eyes, feeling the breeze on his face and lost himself to thought. A noise brought him out of his trance, and he turned to see Barth walking towards him. “Gereth, you’re up early. Watching the sunrise?” “Um, more or […]
The United Forces is a joint military force represented by volunteers of what is left of the world’s nations, except for China and Russia that is. Soldiers from those countries are certainly part of the force, but their governments no longer exist. They were the first countries to be taken […]
He was being bad, a bad Soldier. Leaning back on a chair he wasn’t supposed to use, helmet off, and earplugs in. The M240 was up against some sandbags inside the watchtower, and the sounds of an audiobook occupied his attention. He existed in another world instead of the shit […]