We'd developed a close bond, even during my deployment, and I used to mail him a lot and tell him about my combat deployment to Iraq. Slim built, six feet tall with big blue eyes and a sharp high-and-tight haircut, Wellington was a well respected and a well liked Marine who'd spent years in the Corps, developing his status as an officer and also maintaining a proper personal life as well, having a wife and three children. We were in Camp Lejeune and on this particular day in February 2005, I'd walk into his office on the side of the barracks we were stationed on. "So you really wanna be a SEAL, huh?" Said Major Wellington, one of my favorite commanders who I'd known in the Corps. Plus I was interested a lot in the SEALs, the Navy's famous special operations force that everyone knows about, that specializes in Sea, Air, and Land. I was already tired of the bullshit in the Corps, and I simply wanted more to do than the just Marines. This was during early 2005, and besides that, I discharged of my own request to my upper commanders. And god damn, shit has changed.Īfter my first deployment, I received an honorable discharge due to a serious ankle injury in a car accident on leave. It's been approximately eight years since my first deployment to Iraq with the Marines operating in Fallujah. They posed very similar environments, but one things for sure This shit hole wasn't any better. It was the middle of the summer, and we had just finished some one month pre-deployment training in Nevada, now in Afghanistan. The air was unpleasantly muggy and thick. We had taken a large C-130 transport plane from an airport near Virginia Beach, Virginia and have just landed here in Bagram. Part One Chapter One - Arriving in Afghanistan (Part I) īagram Air Base, Parwin Province, Afghanistan 3.5 Chapter Nineteen - An End to a Loose End.3.4 Chapter Eighteen - The Fighting Season.2.6 Chapter Thirteen - Second Deployment.1.7 Chapter Seven - Dealing with stress.1.2 Chapter Two - Arriving in Afghanistan.1.1 Chapter One - Arriving in Afghanistan (Part I).To conclude, please enjoy and feedback is always appreciated! :) The point of this story is to also show an unbiased and truthful portrayal of these warriors Raising necessary questions and discussions of ethics and morality in sections of it's plot. It is about the team, as Owen says, and hopefully this pays some sort of respect and honor to the sacrifices SEALs have made over many years, and continue to make today. The real names and real battles mentioned in this story were only meant as an addition to the plot, and to honor the real life fallen.Īlso a special thanks to Mark Owen for being a large inspiration for this fanfic and an inspiration to many others. The plot in this story is also fictional and is not intended to represent any current or previous real life operations. Public resources such as television, websites, films, articles, books, (Including No Easy Day and No Hero by Mark Owen) were used for this, and much more. All of the details and information are things already available to the public. This story is also an indirect sequel to The War: Operation Phantom Fury.ĭISCLAIMER: As this story is about a highly secretive Tier 1 unit, it must be stressed enough that there is no "compromising" or revealing information in this story. It follows them in deployments to Afghanistan, training, and elsewhere. This is a Military/War story, that follows a service member in his service with the elite men of Blue Squadron, Naval Special Warfare Development Group or DEVGRU, the Navy's elite Tier 1 counter terrorism unit. **WARNING: THIS FANFIC CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, CRUDE HUMOR, AND BLOOD & GORE. Undated photo of DEVGRU Blue Squadron members in Afghanistan.
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