Trench Narrative

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On January 8th, 2012 as I was boarding my helicopter out of the Andersen Air Force Base, we were signaled and ready to go, as we reached almost reached the perimeter of the base the helicopter was hit by an unknown force. Though I suspect a massive emp burst as all the devices on the aircraft had shut down before we had started to crash into a trench, as I got up having landed outside of the helicopter went to check to see if anyone was alive I yelled for a response, but sadly none was given. I could hear gun fire throughout the area I decided it was safer for me to travel through the trenches as I reached the end there was a humvee hanging off the bridge with a soldier in the trench facing towards someone. As their face was obscured from

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