5 minutes till hell.

“5 minutes till landing”

At home the war was a huge topic, some people would be horrified that the nazi’s could come marching through at any moment, others like my mother would just calmly go about their day like nothing was happening, then there were people like dad who wouldn’t let this war slip by without a fight…..I never thought that I would be one of the soldiers on the frontlines

“4 minute’s till landing”

I miss dad, I wish I could have said goodbye. They shipped me off so fast that I couldn’t make it to the hospital in time. I hope he’s proud of me up there.

“3 minutes till landing”

I wonder how wyatt is doing up in russia, last I saw of him, he was with the brit’s for specialized training. I hope to god that when this is all over, he’s ok.

“2 minutes till landing”

Mom must be terrified, knowing that her two darling boy’s are sent out to the killing fields. In the papers we would see pictures of nazi weaponry recovered by the soldiers and it was terrifying.

“1 minute till landing”

Oh god! I feel weak, like there is no hope for us. We are the forsaken few, god please guide and protect us with your ever watchful eyes.

“50 seconds till landing!”

The rifle hanged heavy as I feel the boat rocking violently back and forth. It’s been a hard month on the sea.

The cold metal makes my hands numb as the boat shakes more violently as we reach ever closer to our destination.

I hope to god that my rifle doesn’t jam, it shouldn’t jam.

“20 seconds to landing!” I can’t believe we are so close.

A hand taps my shoulder; “hey man, ya wanna smoke?”

Nah, I don’t smoke. But… what the hell. I’m about to get shot at anyway. What’s one cigarette gonna do to me.

Last night was one hell of a party.

The cigarette ash scorched my throat.

The soothing feeling of pain acts almost like a painkiller, prepping my lungs for the hell coming my way.

“10 seconds till landing!”

“Alright men! We are the first battalion out”

“We were trained for this exact moment!” but were we trained enough?

“We are the last line of defence!”