"There they are" Whispered Alex Daniels as he and his men peered over the ridge. "Just where the reconnaissance put them, all five hundred." What his 29 men were staring at was the biggest mobilization of soviet firepower ever seen since the Soviet invasion of Europe in W.W.II.

"Thomas call for backup," Alex said in a calm quiet voice." tell them we've found the invasion force." " Ok." Thomas murmured. "This is Bravo team Delta, we have found the invasion force in sector 15. We Request immediate reinforcements. I repeat, we request immediate reinforcements." "That is a negative, our attack on the commie position doesn't start until tomorrow." A voice on the other end of wire said. "Sir," Thomas informed. "They won't send those blasted reinforcements until tomorrow." "Then call for nighthawk retrieval." Spoke Alex Daniels. "SIR THEY'VE SPOTTED US!!!" Shouted a G.I. "Thomas call for that nighthawk, we'll worry about those commie sons of...!!!" yelled Alex. "The rest of you, follow me to the ridge entrance. We have to hold them off until the nighthawk arrives!!" 

He knew that he was walking into a massacre if the nighthawk did not arrive in time. "Everyone deploy into your sandbag bunkers, we will have a better chance at destroying them." Alex knew that since they were on top of a ridge they would be able to fire farther. But he also knew that it would only give them an extra minute or so for the helicopter to get there and to get them out. "Here they come! Sixty conscripts" someone shouted. " Fire at will," Alex yelled "Fire at will." 

After that a huge firefight raged on that ridge. At first the G.I.'s were the only ones firing, but as the army of conscripts neared they opened fire. "Concentrate on their flank, then work your way up to the front!" shouted Alex. "Sir, I made the call. The nighthawk's coming." Said Thomas. As he dove for the safety of Alex's sandbag bunker he was cut in half by a tank shell! "Tanks!!" Johnny cried as he was blown into pieces by another tank shell. "Fallback into the woods!" Alex shouted. Two more men were blown to bits by the tanks as they retreated. "Chopper" someone screamed as the woods ended and a crater littered field began. "Everyone fall back into the field the nighthawks are here!!" Alex yelled. Six nighthawks have landed in that field and a squadron of black eagle and harriers descended upon the tanks leaving enough time to board the nighthawks. The last one in was me Alex Daniels, as we were headed home I realized we had lost some of the finest men I had ever known. Looking back upon those days I still miss my best friend and brother Thomas Daniel.