Birmingham, John - Without Warning by Birmingham John

Author:Birmingham, John [Birmingham, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Adventure
ISBN: 9780345502902
Google: 9GHvkAGhGSoC
Amazon: 0345502906
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2008-01-01T11:00:00+00:00

It was more than he had imagined writing about. He’d been more interested in Milosz’s story of calling home and talking to his brother, of being trapped in the broken machinery of a vast war machine, suddenly cut off and alone in a hostile world. And he did do that interview, but he also filled half of his notebook with stories from every man in the sergeant’s extended squad - GROM usually operated in teams of four - about blowing the dam that flooded Baghdad.

As he did so, the strangest thing happened. A small audience began to gather around them - just two passing Cav troopers at first, but increasingly building up into a circle of attentive listeners that drew in even more men and women by virtue of its novelty. After ten minutes Melton was sure that over two hundred people surrounded them, perhaps the majority of the walking wounded in the hangar space. The Polish operators spoke into a rapt silence, but occasionally someone would call out, confirming a detail of their story, or others would clap and cheer like believers at a revival meeting.

The specialist from the 101st Airborne stood over him, his fist full of dog tags, his eyes clear now. ‘Sir?’

‘Yes, Specialist?’

‘Can I… Would it be okay if I told you … ?’ The soldier held up the identity discs. There must have been twenty or more of the tags, some with blood and skin on them.

‘Sure, Specialist,’ Melton replied. ‘Tell me what happened.’

A Marine stepped forward. ‘Hey, need a recorder, Mr Melton?’ he asked.

The reporter took it and smiled. ‘Just call me Bret.’

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