Stories tagged “taskforce faith”

  • November 27, 1950 (co-author challenge)

    Novembers are cold in Korea. In case you hadn’t heard Korea is a piece of property surrounded by water on three sides, impassable mountains in the middle and absolutely nothing worth fighting for everyplace else. But in June the Korean Peoples Army (...

  • November 27, 1950; Hill 1278 (co-author challenge)

    The moon rose shortly after sundown. From our position on the hill we had a good view of the road west of us, and the frozen lake just beyond. The moon, just three days past full, gave a silvery half light to the hill with out a name. For us it was hil...

  • A look of surprise

    Dulles and I worked quickly to clear fire lanes. When we first set up this position we expected that any threat would come down the road to us. But the Chicoms were coming from the east. Instead of our defenses just facing northwest, we needed 360 degr...

  • Visitors comming

    As I got to the lip of the foxhole, a hand reached out and grabbed me by the collar and dragged me down and in. Kirkegaard held his fingers up to his mouth and shook his head. He silently mouthed the word “enemy” and pointed out into the dark. I go...

  • Three's company, but four...

    In a crouch I race to the next foxhole. As I slow I hear the challenge “apple”. “Cobbler”, I whispered back. “Come on in.” I slid into the foxhole with Rosenberg and Stimson. “We’ve got company coming. Maybe two, three minutes out. “G...

  • Forward Observation Post

    “Cobbler”, spoke Stanislaw. “Come on in” said the voice in the dark. We walked at a crouch forward until we saw the others. The small group of soldiers in the Observation Post were camouflaged in the dark. They lay in hollows below the crest of...

  • The Crest of the Ridge

    Dulles looked blankly at the Sgt. for several moments, then slowly took the cigarette out of his mouth with his other hand. “Sorry” he mumbled. “You boys better come with me”, he said and we started up the hill. Just before we got to the ridge ...

  • Command Post

    “Yes sir, our OP reports that they have stopped their advance and are looting the camp” said Lt. Brooks. He paused and listened to the handset. Lt. Brooks looked about and nodded as he said, “Will do, sir.” “First Sgt, how’s it look out the...