The Storm

finished, I would have killed him myself. Agent Grisham went on to speak, 'We want this man dead. Our intel says, that, six days from now, there is to be a party of sorts at this mansion located at this staging area. I want your team inserted and in position to remove this threat during their little get together. This will effectively not only disrupt their chain of command and send shock waves through the Communist leadership, that they are not untouchable, but also buy us time to stage other missions for your team. You and your men will continue to eat Vietnamese military rations. New clothes will be assigned you that have no military markings.'" "'In 3 days, you will be deployed to go in country and move quickly to be ready on the night of that event. To be in position to accomplish the mission objectives, your team will initially be inserted by chopper 25 miles away from the target's headquarters. While here, you are not to leave this base or fraternize with any other personnel, other than myself and the commander that will be in charge of you and your team. During these three days I want your team to familiarize yourselves with these maps and photos, as well as put together a plan of action that will be efficient and effective. You men have been hand-picked for this mission, and I expect results and no screw-ups. Understood?' 'Yes Sir,' I responded. 'Then you are dismissed to your barracks, and a Commander Sage will be addressing you later today. You are dismissed, Captain Forester.' 'Thank you, Sir,' I responded, and went back to my barracks office." "I must say, the next three days weren't very pleasant. Vietnamese food was horrible, and their cigarettes were even worse. The rice wine wasn’t so bad, but the whole barracks

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