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  1. The Newbie Chronicles - My first year in BASE - Part Two: February

    Part Two - February

    “Shit!...SHIT! Right there! Right there! I see em!” Lance Corporal Felipe Rael was looking through the man pack thermal imager, which by 2009 no longer existed in the inventory and whose nomenclature had long since escaped me.

    He had seen a group of vehicles and human figures moving in the cold darkness of the Kuwaiti desert night.

    My blood turned to ice, and my stomach began to twist into knots. I couldn’t hide my fear – ever – and the guys made fun of me. Not because I freaked out or anything, but because when danger was eminent, I always got the shits. Just like that. I was powerless to prevent it. My Team Leader would always ...

    Updated June 18th, 2009 at 09:14 AM by Para_Frog

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