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I Remember
Date: 6/5/2016, Categories: Love Stories, Author: ChuckEPoo, Rating: 16, Source: LushStories
The early morning fog hung low to the ground, like a misty blanket, and the breaking dawn cast long shadows, as we headed into the sun. The landscape in this region was of sparse vegetation and sporadic groups of trees. We flew close to the deck, trying to use the element of surprise. This was not like many of our search-and-destroy missions, where the target was ambiguous at best. This time, the "eye in the sky" was giving us clear intel confirming this was an enemy staging area. I eased forward on the cyclic and increased the throttle until we peaked at attack speed. Low and fast, we approached on the down-wind side, four hundred yards and closing. I was lead gun ship of three, as we burst through the tree line and crested over the berm. “Black Lightning, this is Cobra One. Target confirmed. Permission to engage?” “You are clear to engage," was the immediate reply. “It's all yours, Pete,” I said to my gunner as we broke into the open. The field was filled with infantry, light armor, and artillery still hooked up to their trucks. It was obviously a fire base in the making. They were totally caught by surprise, probably thinking they were a safe distance from the fighting in the south. There seemed to be around a hundred or more of them exposed in the open, and scrambling for cover as our mini-gun spit out its lethal fire. They didn't stand a chance. Pete was the best gunner I've ever served with, and he expertly directed his wrath on the panicked, camouflage-dressed ...