Chapter 5: Man Down!
The German patrol outside the prison had already detected the security breach and started to fire their two machine guns at the fleeing prisoners. They successfully downed a few Americans and Leonard was hit on the back with five bullets. Leonard cried in agony and fell to the ground. Hawkins carried him on his back, dodging dozens of bullets which came whizzing past. The pale face of Leonard showed that he has lost a lot of blood.
Some armed German soldiers gave chase to the company. Some of the soldiers then hid behind an abandoned bunker and started firing towards their pursuers and killed all of them after an exchange of fire. After minutes of continuous dashing and crying, the American company finally arrived at the town, which they came earlier which was disturbingly silent. Suddenly, the same company they encountered earlier popped out from the derelict buildings.
"What's with that look with that face?" asked the field commander of the 95th company.
"We got a half-dead comrade in critical condition, our weapons were taken by the Nazis when we were captured and sent to a prison. Lieutenant Neil's dead. Later escaped, some men down. Got any medics here?"
"All killed in action, but there's a medical convoy and reinforcements coming our way, maybe we can try to keep him alive as long as possible."
"Good idea."
The soldiers took the medical kits that belonged to the dead medics and bandaged Leonard's wound they did not have the apparatus to remove the bullets so Leonard lay on the ground in pain. Leonard suddenly snapped out of his pain and put his hands on both Hawkins and Jim's shoulders and said, "Don't worry about me. I do not think that I will not make it. Just do me a favor. If any or both of you survive, go to my family and give them this letter and don't give up when I have left you two alone." And with that' Leonard breathed his last, leaving behind his lifeless body, the letter, and his two greatly saddened childhood friends.
And with that, the two friends stood back and gave a salute to their lifelong friend whom they will never forget.
"The convoy's here, get him up the truck, the medics are ready." The field commander said as he went into the gloomy room.
"It's too late. He's gone." Tears started to roll down Hawkins' dirty face. The field commander realized that, and also saluted to the soldier who died gloriously when he shielded his comrades when the machine gunners sprayed bullets at them when they fled.
The German patrol outside the prison had already detected the security breach and started to fire their two machine guns at the fleeing prisoners. They successfully downed a few Americans and Leonard was hit on the back with five bullets. Leonard cried in agony and fell to the ground. Hawkins carried him on his back, dodging dozens of bullets which came whizzing past. The pale face of Leonard showed that he has lost a lot of blood.
Some armed German soldiers gave chase to the company. Some of the soldiers then hid behind an abandoned bunker and started firing towards their pursuers and killed all of them after an exchange of fire. After minutes of continuous dashing and crying, the American company finally arrived at the town, which they came earlier which was disturbingly silent. Suddenly, the same company they encountered earlier popped out from the derelict buildings.
"What's with that look with that face?" asked the field commander of the 95th company.
"We got a half-dead comrade in critical condition, our weapons were taken by the Nazis when we were captured and sent to a prison. Lieutenant Neil's dead. Later escaped, some men down. Got any medics here?"
"All killed in action, but there's a medical convoy and reinforcements coming our way, maybe we can try to keep him alive as long as possible."
"Good idea."
The soldiers took the medical kits that belonged to the dead medics and bandaged Leonard's wound they did not have the apparatus to remove the bullets so Leonard lay on the ground in pain. Leonard suddenly snapped out of his pain and put his hands on both Hawkins and Jim's shoulders and said, "Don't worry about me. I do not think that I will not make it. Just do me a favor. If any or both of you survive, go to my family and give them this letter and don't give up when I have left you two alone." And with that' Leonard breathed his last, leaving behind his lifeless body, the letter, and his two greatly saddened childhood friends.
And with that, the two friends stood back and gave a salute to their lifelong friend whom they will never forget.
"The convoy's here, get him up the truck, the medics are ready." The field commander said as he went into the gloomy room.
"It's too late. He's gone." Tears started to roll down Hawkins' dirty face. The field commander realized that, and also saluted to the soldier who died gloriously when he shielded his comrades when the machine gunners sprayed bullets at them when they fled.