Apocalypse Dawn
Chapter One
Turkish-Syrian Border
40 Kicks South of Sanliurfa, Turkey
Local Time 0547 Hours
Covered in three days' worth of perspiration, filth, and fine yellow
dust, First Sergeant Samuel Adams "Goose" Gander knelt beside the
river that cut through the harsh land of southern Turkey. The stream
was muddy brown, low for the season. Fish nearly as long as his arm
swam slowly through the water.
Goose leaned forward and filled his canteen, wishing for cooler
weather. He popped two water purification tabs into the canteen and
shook it.
Then one of the fish he'd been watching jerked violently. Blood
sprayed from a huge wound that ran through the creature's side. Water
jumped from the river only a few inches from the dying fish,
seeming to hang frozen in the air for a split second. A rainbow
flashed through the spray and Goose knew a bullet had caused the
splash.
"Sniper!" Goose yelled to his squad as he dove for cover. A second
bullet slammed the metal canteen from his hand, leaving his
fingers numb from the impact. Goose landed behind a shelf of broken
rock.
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