This is my first story so expect mistakes and other stuff like that and I hate editing so just imagine punctuation I hope you are prepared private for you are about to embark on the great crusade. THE GREAT CRUSADE The day is June sixth 1944 it was a cold and bitter morning as the Higgins boats plowed through the unmerciful waves all of the boats heading for one destination the beach of Omaha. Many will die today they all knew that even though their were all night bombing raids by Allied planes our commanders said it would be a cake walk well if it supposed to be that then why are they in their offices in London and not fighting the good fight with us something I guess are dirty for them wouldn't want to get those suits wet now would we. My name is Brad Derwin little did I know my life would change after this day that is if I made it through today...The captain on board with us was yelling stuff while the pilot of the boat was yelling the ETA all I wanted to do was kill me some Germans sure I respect them but they went against everything I live for but in a few moments so will I. As the Higgins boats all stopped they was the shrill sound of many whistles the doors began to open and when I took my first few steps into Europe I thought it would be beautiful and the Germans would have fled a long time ago after the raids but instead of a paradise we were invited to hell all inclusive one way in as we scrambled over the fallen comrades we made our way to the obstacles which were supposed to be used to stop us from landing artillery and tanks but instead they were being used as cover all around me was madness I never thought it would be like this I thought we'd kill a few Germans go home and we'd be heroes instead we we're being pulled in I was forced to move up to the shingle as I ran the man beside me fell he was hit in the head bullet went right through the helmet these things weren't very useful now were they as I made my way further up the beach a man was hit dead on with a mortar unluckily for the good men behind him he was equipped with a flamethrower and the rest of them were engulfed in flames. I froze a sergeant was yelling at me a an was hit and he was carrying a bundle of bangle lords I was ordered to get the bundle and bring it back I was covered by one man firing suppressive fire fortunately for me I got the Bangle lords "FIRE IN THE HOLE!!" Was yelled down the shingle as a huge column of sand and smoke arose and fell the Bangle lords had made a hole in the metal wire "watch out for the mine field!!!!!" "watch out for the mine field!!!!" I yelled but to late five men went up in smoke. I plan on writing more but I need feed back feed back review it but please if its critism make it constructive alright bye