In the atmosphere filled with sounds of bullets and grenades that were exchanged by both sides, it was very difficult for Chief Bogart to speak on the radio.
"We're under heavy fire. We need a helicopter for extraction!" Chief Bogart finally yelled in his loudest voice.
"The helicopter for extraction will be arriving in T-minus 5 minutes." the voice at the radio spoke.
Chief Bogart and the remaining 5 members left of his team had been under cover of a rock for the last 3 minutes and it was only this piece of metal which had kept them alive.
The enemy had been continously throwing grenades and whenever one reached them, they'll have to dodge away from the grenade. The grenades had already taken the lives of 2 other members of the team.
The chief extended his hands which were pressing tightly to his long assault rifle so that a part of hands and the gun was out of cover of the rock.
Though he couldn't see his enemies location, his random firing did a good job at first and he could hear the grunting sound made by 2 soldiers as they got shot by the bullets.
However, just then, the sound of the helicopter reached his ears. He looked up and found a helicopter landing in a clearing in the forest behind their rock.
"Their goes our ride. Quick, soldiers! Let's get the hell outta this place. On my lead." Bogart got up, turned his back towards the enemies and started running towards the helicopter, the remaining soldiers following the commander.
The breeze blow over his face as Chief Bogart tore down towards the helicopter, the enemies firing at him.
But those moments lasted only for seconds as midway between the helicopter and the rock, the commander fell down to the ground after being shot by a bullet.
The remaining soldiers retreated back to the cover of rocks, eyeing their commander who was slowly trying to get up.
"You guys make your way to the helicopter, I'll distract the enemies." Daniel said, clutching tightly to his m4a1. He was only 25, fighting in his 4th war.
"Wait, you don't mean storming ahead, do you?" Mike said.
"That's what I'm gonna do. I know it's pretty much suicidal but if someone doesn't step up, all will die." Daniel said. "Now go!"
Daniel got up from the cover of his rock, advanced forward, firing at the enemies. The enemies were quite taken back by this sudden act of bravery.
After exposing himself to the enemies for a few seconds, he took cover of a tree and reloaded his gun, keeping the enemies busy meanwhile by throwing a smoke grenade at them.
After he was done reloading, he threw a helium grenade at the enemies and then carefully took shots with his gun, killing 2 down with heashshots.
Their mission was to launch an attack on a secret Keuka base in the dense vegetation of Africa but they hadn't expected it to turn from a brave attack on the base to running for their lives.
"Hello, it's me Mike, we're safe and sound inside the helicopter. You gotta hurry up." came the voice on the radio.
Dan threw another grenade at the enemies and then his last smoke grenade and then ran towards the helicopter at full speed. The enemies no longer fired as smoke had made Daniel invisible to them.
Daniel jumped inside the helicopter whose blades were already rotating and as soon as he was in, the helicopter took off.
"What you did there, it was the bravest thing I've ever seen!" Mike exclaimed.
"Yeah, anyway, how's the chief?" Daniel asked.
"Frank had removed the bullet from his body and is applying bandages to him." Mike said.
Daniel looked past Mike to get a view at Bogart but Noah and Steve, 2 other soldiers of the team had blocked his view.
The ride was silent for a minute but after a minute, Bogart was up again. He seemed to be fine now.
"So, this is another defeat for us. I've never seen a war drag on this far, as if it has no ending." Bogart said.
-x-
10 hours later
Max knocked on the door to Kent's office and patiently waited for him to allow him to come in.
"Come in." came the hoarse voice of Kent.
Max opened the door and found Kent pressing the keys of his laptop.
"So what's the news, Max?" Kent asked.
"Sir, I think we found another candidate for your Mission Eagle." Max turned on the screen of his tablet and showed the statistics of the candidate.
"The name's Daniel Smith. He's a young and very brave soldier. He only fought in 4 battles but he was brave in all of them. In his last battle, he very bravely risked his life to ensure that the other soldiers of his team will be safe. With his co-operation and bravery, he might make a good part of the team."
"Alright," Kent said "Send him the letter."In the atmosphere filled with sounds of bullets and grenades that were exchanged by both sides, it was very difficult for Chief Bogart to speak on the radio.
"We're under heavy fire. We need a helicopter for extraction!" Chief Bogart finally yelled in his loudest voice.
"The helicopter for extraction will be arriving in T-minus 5 minutes." the voice at the radio spoke.
Chief Bogart and the remaining 5 members left of his team had been under cover of a rock for the last 3 minutes and it was only this piece of metal which had kept them alive.
The enemy had been continously throwing grenades and whenever one reached them, they'll have to dodge away from the grenade. The grenades had already taken the lives of 2 other members of the team.
The chief extended his hands which were pressing tightly to his long assault rifle so that a part of hands and the gun was out of cover of the rock.
Though he couldn't see his enemies location, his random firing did a good job at first and he could hear the grunting sound made by 2 soldiers as they got shot by the bullets.
However, just then, the sound of the helicopter reached his ears. He looked up and found a helicopter landing in a clearing in the forest behind their rock.
"Their goes our ride. Quick, soldiers! Let's get the hell outta this place. On my lead." Bogart got up, turned his back towards the enemies and started running towards the helicopter, the remaining soldiers following the commander.
The breeze blow over his face as Chief Bogart tore down towards the helicopter, the enemies firing at him.
But those moments lasted only for seconds as midway between the helicopter and the rock, the commander fell down to the ground after being shot by a bullet.
The remaining soldiers retreated back to the cover of rocks, eyeing their commander who was slowly trying to get up.
"You guys make your way to the helicopter, I'll distract the enemies." Daniel said, clutching tightly to his m4a1. He was only 25, fighting in his 4th war.
"Wait, you don't mean storming ahead, do you?" Mike said.
"That's what I'm gonna do. I know it's pretty much suicidal but if someone doesn't step up, all will die." Daniel said. "Now go!"
Daniel got up from the cover of his rock, advanced forward, firing at the enemies. The enemies were quite taken back by this sudden act of bravery.
After exposing himself to the enemies for a few seconds, he took cover of a tree and reloaded his gun, keeping the enemies busy meanwhile by throwing a smoke grenade at them.
After he was done reloading, he threw a helium grenade at the enemies and then carefully took shots with his gun, killing 2 down with heashshots.
Their mission was to launch an attack on a secret Keuka base in the dense vegetation of Africa but they hadn't expected it to turn from a brave attack on the base to running for their lives.
"Hello, it's me Mike, we're safe and sound inside the helicopter. You gotta hurry up." came the voice on the radio.
Dan threw another grenade at the enemies and then his last smoke grenade and then ran towards the helicopter at full speed. The enemies no longer fired as smoke had made Daniel invisible to them.
Daniel jumped inside the helicopter whose blades were already rotating and as soon as he was in, the helicopter took off.
"What you did there, it was the bravest thing I've ever seen!" Mike exclaimed.
"Yeah, anyway, how's the chief?" Daniel asked.
"Frank had removed the bullet from his body and is applying bandages to him." Mike said.
Daniel looked past Mike to get a view at Bogart but Noah and Steve, 2 other soldiers of the team had blocked his view.
The ride was silent for a minute but after a minute, Bogart was up again. He seemed to be fine now.
"So, this is another defeat for us. I've never seen a war drag on this far, as if it has no ending." Bogart said.
-x-
10 hours later
Max knocked on the door to Kent's office and patiently waited for him to allow him to come in.
"Come in." came the hoarse voice of Kent.
Max opened the door and found Kent pressing the keys of his laptop.
"So what's the news, Max?" Kent asked.
"Sir, I think we found another candidate for your Mission Eagle." Max turned on the screen of his tablet and showed the statistics of the candidate.
"The name's Daniel Smith. He's a young and very brave soldier. He only fought in 4 battles but he was brave in all of them. In his last battle, he very bravely risked his life to ensure that the other soldiers of his team will be safe. With his co-operation and bravery, he might make a good part of the team."
"Alright," Kent said "Send him the letter."