Good camouflage, I thought. I took out my COM and switched the frequency to HQ’s.
“This is captain James,” I said.” is there any patrols scheduled for the eastern section
of camp?,” I asked in a questioning tone. ”None that are scheduled,” a voice cackled.
“Thank you,” I added before switching frequencies. I tuned it to my private squads channel.” I need to speak with sergeant Charlie.” This is he,” said a gruff voice. Tell the squad to circle around to the eastern section and make a semicircle around it. Be silent and contact me when you’re in position.” I said in a hushed tone.” Make sure you bring corporal Henry with you.” I then set the COM down beside me, as if nothing had happened. A few minutes passed by until a soft beep alerted me to the squad’s readiness. I picked up the COM.” Charlie?” I spoke in hushed tone.” Yes sir, were in position,” the voice said just as softly.” Does Henry have a read on the hostile?” I asked.” yes sir.””Ok, get your gun aimed, Henry. Sergeant, tell the men to fire non-lethally. Fire on my mark, Henry.” Now!” A soft whistle alerted me that Henry had fired his blowgun. The hostile then proceeded to jump up, run one meter and plunge into the ground. I was astounded for one second, then started firing orders off on the COM.” Sergeant, tell the men to comb the woods. How the hell did you miss, Henry!” I switched frequencies too fast to hear his answer. I tuned to the company’s channel and told the rest of the company to start to comb the woods. I then jumped up and stopped private Jared.” Private, get me some infrared scans over there” pointing to the spot where the hostile disappeared.” yes sir.” Sir, he appears to be moving towards the plains.” I spoke into the COM, changing frequencies.” Hank, bring the apache and the jeep.” I got up slinging my gun over my shoulder. We tracked the hostile to the plains and then took another infrared scan.
Jared spoke after the scan was done,” Sir, there appears to be a small skirmish going on, about a score and a half or Iraqi’s and a squad of some of ours, holed up in a hospital.” I spoke directly towards the men.”Ok, Charlie, take half of the men on the ground, Ill take the other half in the apache.” Sergeant Charlie took his half and started off.” The rest of you, come with me” I shouted over the whir of the helicopter blades. I got in the apache with the rest of the men. ”OK, Men! Do you have the ammo!” “yes sir!” they chorused.
“Do you have the guns!” Yes sir!””Do you have the guts!” I shouted the loudest.” Yes sir!” Then lets kick some Iraqi butt!” The apache was fast and soon we were in sight of the hospital.” Hank, take us down behind the hospitable.””Ok men, were going in. fire at will.” I kicked open the door to see 5 Iraqi’s calmly playing a game of cards. They looked up surprised. We shot 2 of them but the other ones ran up the stairs.” quickly after them!” The Iraqi’s started cursing in their native tongue. Just then they broke down the door on the second floor and rushed into the room. We shot them before they could get anywhere though. The scene that greeted me at the door was not what I expected.
There were two soldiers in there, one of them covered in bandages and blood. The other just finished stabbing the 1st Iraqi’s. “Get down!” I yelled, which they obediently followed.
An RPG hit half of my men, blood flying everywhere. Charlie radioed me on the COM,” sir, all the Iraqi’s are dead.” Good job, Charlie.” I turned towards the other two soldiers, who were staring at me.” It seems you owe me one for saving your butt!”
