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Train To Baghdad
Train To Baghdad
Train To Baghdad
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There was a brief pause as the sergeant major stopped reading and looked up from his roll call sheet. To his immediate left, five marines were just making their way to the formation. His eyes grew big.
“STOP!” he commanded.
The group complied.
“YOU’RE DEAD, YOU’RE DEAD, YOU’RE DEAD, YOU’RE DEAD, YOU’RE DEAD!” he announced loudly, pointing to each.
Everybody looked astonished, not sure what to make of his sudden outburst.
“I said sixteen thirty formation, not sixteen thirty-five, sixteen forty, or sixteen forty-five!”
It was moments like this that you thanked your lucky stars that you weren’t one of the offending marines.
“Gentlemen,” he transitioned into a normal tone of voice, “this is not a game. Playtime is over. You are going off to war. Suppose we were to link up with another unit at a specific location, at a certain time, to cut off an enemy assault?”
Nobody dared commented but remained silent to see where he was going with this.
“The other unit would sustain some heavy casualties, and quite possibly, some of you standing here would come back in a box, all because you couldn’t be where you had to be, when you had to be there. Marines, we’re off to a bad start here, and that’s not good. Unscrew yourselves, and get your head in the game.”
Sergeant Major Sutton continued with his roll call, finishing shortly before three chartered buses arrived and parked onto the side of the road.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 6, 2018
ISBN9780988398689
Train To Baghdad
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Matt Leatherwood Jr

Matt Leatherwood Jr. is an author and former U.S. Marine who makes his home in Augusta, Georgia. His debut novel, Complicity in Heels: A Money Launderer’s Tale, was published by Epic Spin Publishing in 2016. He is a 2012 graduate of Winghill Writing School. For more information, visit www.mattleatherwoodbooks.com or contact him directly at mleatherwood@mattleatherwoodbooks.com.

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