combatants, they then realized that they were standing in the middle of multiple bunkers as they
General Magnus had promoted Lt Layton to full Colonel and made him his new Executive Officer/ the other one had been killed by a sniper a week earlier. General Magnus knew it was those SF bastards because the round was a .50 Caliber and had to have been fired from an M107 possibly a mile or so away. It gave everyone pause, thinking now that every single senior officer was a target. What they didn’t know was that it was one of the 28th ID scout platoons that took the shot. Some of them had gone to
“Frequently over this tumult could be heard the grim jokes of the critical veterans: but the retreating men apparently were not even conscious of the presence of an audience.”
The two forces headed into Norfolk, right through town, one heading north and the other east; it was quite a sight for the civilians that had seen so much. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect to see thousands of Marines heading off to battle in their own country. The Marines sang cadence as they marched through town and the suburbs. People lined the streets to see the spectacle because never had they been more proud; it sent shivers up their spines. The force heading north would encounter town after town and finally cut through Washington DC itself. Once they entered town they at first would be escorted through by the 3rd Infantry Regiment, then half way through they would be handed off to the 82nd Airborne. Not one Marine thought it was necessary that they needed Army escorts.
The two forces headed into Norfolk, right through town, one heading north and the other east, it was quite a sight for the civilians that had seen so much. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect to see thousands of Marines heading off to battle in their own country, it was all surreal. The Marines sang cadence as they marched through town and the suburb’s, people lined the streets to see the spectacle, never had they been more proud, it sent shivers up their spines. The force heading north would encounter town after town and finally cut through Washington DC itself. Once the entered town they at first would be escorted through by the 3rd Infantry Regiment, half way through they would be handed off to the 82nd Airborne. Not one Marine thought it was necessary that they needed Army escorts.
I, Carson Jones, have been part of these special forces for many years but this was the first time that they would be put on the line to save the country from a huge invasion. The day before on June 2nd, 1944 we had everything prepared for the big day. Everyone involved in the mission was our Captain, John Price, firearm expert, Will Fisher, the new kid, Chris James, and
Following the aircraft and shells came the Marines, fighting anyone that stood in their way, taking back the city. The people they spoke with told them not to get them wrong, they were happy with the actions of the Marines, they cleared out most of the gangs or ran them off. Life had been easier and safer since they came. They also told the three Soldiers that several hundred Marines remained in the city and were securing the port and refineries. That the Marines were being supplemented by the Army, they thought they heard the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
“Flynt, it’s time,” Groves said to me in a way that made me feel as if i was being released out into the world from my torturer, “You know Taven, if you hadn’t of come we wouldn’t have realized how easy it was to infiltrate this base, the Soviets would have probably bombed this place if we didn’t enhance our security, so in a way thank you.” Now I was getting applauded for what had gotten locked in here.
On the disastrous day, most of the soldiers were having lunch in Italy when they got a call from their commanders. Rob’s coworker asked him if he had seen on the news that American Airlines Boeing 767 hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City (9/11 Attacks). After the report, everyone returned to the military post, turned on CNN news, and along with my cousin, saw the second plane hit the south tower. The naval base in Naples, Italy immediately called in extra security. There was no direct word of an attack on Italy, but the officers had to take precautions just in case one might occur. Rob was initially surprised, but reality set in quickly, and he had to think of protecting his unit. “My initial feeling was complete shock and disbelief, but when I realized it was really happening, we had to call extra security to come protect the base” (MMA Dempewolf). His family did not understand why he had to leave them and work overtime. They later came to appreciate the sacrifices he made for his
After the venting session was complete, Colonel Cord moved the meeting forward to the situation of Colonel MacKenzie and the two men were surprised about the amount of support and respect they garnered among the special operations community. First, on the agenda, Colonel Cord covered the promotion list and described in detail Jackson’s arrest and subsequent flight home that almost killed him. These incidents shocked the officers, and they wondered how someone could get away with denying a wounded man medical treatment. Due to their knowledge of classified special operation missions and how they were carried out, none of the officers present accepted the army’s fabrication of lies because it didn’t fit with Jackson’s record of service and after
SGT Thomas was a dire member of the Joint Military Mail Terminal (JMMT). During her incumbency she veraciously executed a vast sum of positions ranging from Mail Clerk to the most senior position of Postal Supervisor. Under her authority and facilitation the JMMT triumphantly processed over 20,600,000 pounds of in/out bound mail and over 12,000 pieces of registered mail. Her attention to detail and knowledge of theater mail operations allowed for successful daily functions during peak mail seasons and high key leader transitions.
An example being that most American and Allied soldiers would often listened to the German “Sally and George” propaganda programs that were on the air. The men of the Fifth Army Mobile Radio Station always had to carefully pack their broadcasting equipment and moved. By the time the radio station had been set up, the Fifth Army had already moved, and the station had to be immediately taken down and the men prepared to move again with the Allied advance. Both setting up and breaking down the station took two days.
The chopper pilot weaved his way into the streets. Brayzack watched the myriad of infected as they staggered their way aimlessly through the ruins. Their enervated demeanor reminding him of a robot vacuum he had back at home. When turned on it would just head in one direction until it ran into an obstacle, then aimlessly change to a new direction and go that way until it hit another obstacle, as if searching for something that could never be found.
There was a large old OLED flexi-monitor mounted on the back wall displaying odd, moving spheres made of liquid multitudes of colors like some classic lava lamp. Most of the Tranquility Lab’s personnel were preoccupied with their computer screens.
Perhaps no other individual was as bewildered as Ca’luc, who had been named the Chief Tactical Officer of the operation. He was a veteran of five deployments to the human’s planet and