I could not believe it was my last mission. My tour of duty has came to an end and its just now hitting me what this really means. This war that I hated so much is calling to me in a way I never dreamed it would. I began to think about friends that I have made, friends that have died, and wondered what difference I have actually made in the outcome of this horror that is called war. I walked to the briefing with a lot on my mind. As I looked around at all the new recruits around me, I realized that they don't have any conceivable idea of what they are really fighting for.
The commander came into the briefing room.
"The enemy is gaining the upper hand, and has now brought about a threat that nobody has yet conceived." he said.
"Are recon teams have confirmed, the enemy now has nuclear missile capabilities that can end all that we have been fighting for at a push of a button. We have far under estimated the technology they have had access to and we are now seeing the consequences." he said this and looked as if he was about to cry, a first in my book.
"Are recon teams suspect that there missiles will be operational within the next 72 hours. That doesn't give us much time. We must disable the threat by any means necessary, we have scouts bringing back reports that the missile site is guarded immensely. A suspected 75% of the enemies forces have been pooled to this site." he said this almost like it was are fault.
"The resources necessary for any sort of arial attack are not here. Our strike will be 100% ground forces. We are still in the planning stages on how to coordinate the strike. For now, all patrols have been cancled. More information will be brought to you as soon as it comes availiable. For now get lots of rest and think about what this all means. Prepare yourself my friends, this is one is for all the marbles. This must be a 100% success or the war as we know it will possibly be over."
I could not believe what I was hearing. The thought of a threat so large as a nuclear missile never came to me. The effect of a weapon like this will be monumental and will cripple our forces and the morales of all troops. My comrades and I would always share stories at chow about the most recent kills we've had and brag about how much better we were than the enemy. One kill was a great achievement for any of our soldiers, but one death of a single enemy troop could not compare to the sheer power that this weapon was capable of. I looked around, the young confident expressions most of my fellow soldiers shared was now gone, what this all means was finally hitting home.