WW2
It’s been more than 2 years since America had been at war with the axis. Many people thought we could finish the war in less than 2 years before 1945, but everyone knows those Japs and Krauts aren’t going to make it easy for us or anyone. They’re just too stubborn to realize that there’s no point in continuing the war when they know that they will lose no matter what.
In Normandy the allies had landed a successful operation that had caused the axis to start a desperate retreat of the 7th army. In Normandy lied a city called Caen, a French city that was somewhat in ruins after a battle with the Germans. While everyone was busy preparing to move out, in an abandoned bunker used now as a sleeping quarter has 2 soldiers in it, one of them of course was being lazy and was suppose to be inspecting rifles to make sure they weren’t defective.
Ed: “Hey whatcha got there jerry?”
Jerry: “Just a letter from my parents back in Ottawa.”
Ed: “Wait don’t you live in the U.S?”
Jerry:“Well yeah I am but I transferred to the U.S before the war, and used to work as a police officer.”
Ed: “Ok, well anyways I just can’t wait to get back into the fight and finish this war.”
Jerry: “You know those Krauts won’t give up without a fight.”
Ed: “ Well yeah not unless we give em a good fight, but command said we should be able to get to Berlin before the year ends, but until then were stuck here in Caen.”
Then two figures come into the barracks.
George: “I knew you guys would be slacking in the barracks, I brought chocolate.”
Jerry: “Hey”
Ed notices George holding sweets.
Ed: “Well heck give me some, I’ve hadn’t had any sweets since we departed from the UK.”
Ed tries to grab the sweets and misses causing him to lose his balance and land on his elbow.
George: “Like heck I will, you been in the barracks slacking off, I should report to Sarge that you been in here this whole time.”
Ed: “HEY don’t bring the Sarge into this, last time you rat me out I had to run around Caen 5 times I’m not going through that again!!”
As the 2 argue Joseph looks to find Jerry reading a letter that he’s been reading for awhile.
Joseph: “Hey Jerry that from your folks back home.”
Jerry: “Yeah they are doing fine back there. You ever feel like going back home if you wanted.”
Joseph: “Well yeah but we can’t lose those Brits or French to the Germans otherwise we wouldn’t have anyone to make fun of.”
Jerry: “(laughs) yeah I guess.”
Joseph: “Anyways I’m heading back to America tomorrow.”
Ed: “What!?”
George: “What do you mean you’re going back to America?”
Joseph: “I’m being redeployed west to the Philippine’s but I’ll be able to stay in America for a week with my family.”
Jerry: “Good for you, while you’re over there could you tell your sister I said Hi.”
Joseph looks at Jerry with a confused look.
Joseph: “You were dating my sister or something?”
Jerry: “Well no, buts it’s been awhile since I last saw her.”
Joseph ignores and tries to break up the fight with Ed and George causing him in the process to get knocked. Causing a huge sound and making the Sergeant come in making them do 100 push ups, with there rifles on there backs and dragging Ed out.
Afterwards Joseph, George, and Jerry catch there breathe and head outside to get fresh air.
George: “Next time *pant* remind me to make sure that I beat the crap out of Ed.”
Joseph: “Yeah sure *pant* I’m going to the mess hall.”
George: “Yeah mess hall sounds good.”
George and Joseph struggle to walk to the mess hall, while Jerry slips by and heads to the practice field.
At the practice field, couple hundred people were mostly chatting, telling jokes, or stories, and just shooting at targets. Jerry meets with the person in charge of the practice field and receives an m1 Garand rifle, with only 3 clips.
Jerry loads his rifle, kneels down, takes aim, and shoots the whole clip.
All targets hit.
He loads another round, still hits his entire row of targets.
He finally loads his last round only this time he wanted to shoot the farthest target there was, which around 800 meters .
He takes aim……. Then he shoots and makes all targets except one.
Jerry has sweat all over his body from the hot blazing sun, and a red frustrated face.
Ed notices Jerry and heads towards him.
Ed: “Hey Jerry I see your still popping those targets again.”
Jerry: “Yeah I am, so um what’s with the kitchen robe?”
Ed: “Nothing too bad other than the fact he made me do kitchen duty, by the way don’t go for the potatoes some of them aren’t even that good.”
Jerry smirks and returns the rifle. Then he walks off with Ed to the mess hall to meet with his friends who all of a sudden got sick.

Around March of 1945 the allies had started the crossing of the Rhine, which was located on the western border of Germany. They had successfully pushed the Germans but it doesn’t mean there were no casualties. Two soldiers had gathered around the rows of body’s counting at least 78. One of the body’s among them was George.
Ed: “Dammit George you just had to go for that tank. “
Jerry: “Hey Ed take it easy I know it’s upsetting but long gone now.”
Ed: “Joseph’s not going to like this when he hears about this.”
Ed frustrated with anger takes his helmet, rifle, and equipment and leaves with the rest of the troops moving out. Jerry stays.
Jerry pulled out a note and a pic from his pocket. The letter had contained a letter to his wife; the other showed the picture of his wife and 4 kids. He kneeled down to George and put the picture into his pocket.
Jerry: “I’ll make you sure your wife gets your letter George.”
A soldier comes next to Jerry and tells him that the medic trucks had arrived to pick them up. Jerry understands and moves back with his fellow brothers in arms with there heads high, guns ready, and courage to finish the war.