Ian Slater - WW III 01 by WW III

Author:WW III [WW III]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-02-21T13:19:43+00:00

As the 747 banked in preparation for landing at Camp Lejeune, both marines proudly wearing their marksman’s badges on their tunics, Thelman was thinking about Osborne and his love affair with the .45. “Why we going to need pistols?”

“I don’t know,” said Brentwood, looking down at the brownish-green scrub that was the training area for the marine air-ground task force. “But I’ve got a feeling we’re going to find out real soon. Lejeune’s pretty tough. Probably give us a can of beans, one mag each for the .45, and see how we do.”

“One can of beans?” laughed Thelman. “Man, I’m way ahead of you on this one. They don’t give you nothin’ in this outfit, is what I hear. They send you out and you have to live off the land for five days.”

“What the hell’s the use of that?” asked Brentwood. “We aren’t supposed to be runnin’ from anybody. Marines take, ground. Right?”

“It’s called tactical retreat. They drop you in a zone. Before your supplies are unloaded from the chopper, it’s all blown to hell. Then you gotta make do—live off the land till they can send a whirlybird in for you.”

As the 747 descended, they could see marines taking off in harness from the parachute towers, small khaki figures beneath them shaking their fists and seeming to be in apoplexy. DIs.

“Jesus,” said Brentwood, “I should have gone for deferment. Latrines.”

“Nah,” said Thelman. “You’re a mover, Stumble-ass. First time I saw you crash that bus step, I said to myself, ‘Now, there’s a mover.’ “

“Shut your face.”

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