Capt. Robbie york (yes Robbie not Robert) stood up and turned around looking over the wall "they've backed off guys."
"Okay lock and load," Said 1st LT. Kezia Anderson "Were getting the hell out of here."
"The AAV-7As are loaded" yelled Sgt. Josh Williams from below
"lets get a move on boys those zeds ant gonna wait for us" yelled Gy.Sgt. David Tran(me) standing next to Sgt. josh
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4 Weeks Earlier
The Virus, The Plague, The Sickness, The Super-bug, The Flu. Whatever you want to ******* call it. It came from china. And yes there was no publicity about it, no HBO, CNN,WHO, UN special on TV but the ******* government knew, yeah for all i know they could have been there creation.
I remember the day, me and the captain in the briefing room, the man before us was the commandant of the marine core
"well boys there a situation here that needs a delicate touch" he said "The Virus has mutated, it has changed to some thing ungodly. its reanimating the dead,there ******* zombies boys "
"And what are we suppose to do?" capt. york asked smartly
"Your going to part of Operation: Midnight"the commandant said slowly
"What the hell is Operation: Midnight" I said "sir" i added seconds later
"Your squad and the rest of force recon will be parachuted in to the latest outbreak zone armed to the teeth with vehicles and fire support from artillery and some air support"he said very calmly
"SO THIS IS A ******* SUICIDE MISSION" yelled 1stLt.Kezia busting in trough the door into the room leaving the door on the ground split in two and splinters scattered around it
"NO 1stLt."the commandant said "there's a extraction point were a helicopter there 24/7 waiting for you the 1stLt. is certified to fly coopers right?"
"Yes,sir" the 1stLt. said as he sat down next to me and the captain
"GUNNY TRAN!"the commandant yelled
"yes sir" i replied
" you have an hour to request any supplies you need that means beans bullets and band-aids" he said
"Yes sir i will "i said
"Are we the only branch going into hell?"the 1stLt. asked
"No you are not" he said "we're going in jointly with the navy seals, the army rangers and the airborne have have a zone and the air force chose a zone were there just going to rain bombs and let the fur fly" the commandant said
"Dismissed"
"SEMPER FI" We yelled in unison
"And Lt. the replacement of that door is coming out of your pay." the commandant said
"Sir if you can get any thing out of my pay between my ex-wives and taxes you're welcome to take it"The 1stLt. said