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Creative Writing: All Quiet On The Western Front

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Finger agitatedly on the trigger, Robert rolls his rosary from finger to finger. As the thunderous winds vertically hit the fixed wings of the helicopter the soldier’s unease escalates. Swiftly the aircraft approached the drop zone and the glimpse of the dense Vietnamese jungles became clearer to the soldier. The fear of death increases the flow of adrenaline in the soldier as he rappels down the rope alongside the two veteran comrades. Touching down, the damp earth swallows the soldier’s boots. The aroma of smoke smashes the oxygen in the air, heading from the jungle. “Tangos ahead,” the Lance Corporal whispers, a hesitation to his voice as they steadily approach the jungle. The salty taste lingers in …show more content…

Smoke rises in the night sky, the section strength team arrives at their destination. Robert uses rocks as a camouflage, as they lurks their ways to the outpost where the soldiers are been held captive. The blasting sound of gunfire from the rebels’ camp causes them to slow down as they watch the torturing of their captured mates. Eyebrows pulled down together, muscles tensed, pulse increases, a tendency to move towards the target, Robert feels the anger as he witnesses the brutal torture of his …show more content…

Robert forces his feet against the ground, his hazel eyes filled with tears, furiously staring at the two veterans for death of a fellow soldier. “Lance, I can’t afford to see the life of another captured soldier ended,” Robert grumbles, a croak in his voice as he watches his mates crumble in fear of death. The main objective of the mission wouldn’t let the Lance Corporal give orders to engage. “If the lives of our mates get ended by these filthy scums, I will never forgive you,” Robert avowed, as he speaks in a brittle voice. This statement leaves the Lance with decision to either engage or stick to the mission

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