Earth Fire

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Reed jumped from the Jeep before it had fully stopped, shouting to his driver, “Get up the road to the high school and warn headquarters and tell ‘em to pull out fast—use Emergency Plan Three—got that, Corporal?”

“Yes sir, but—”

“Just do it—move out—”

“What about you, Colonel—”

Reed started to run toward the grammar school building that had been converted to a field hospital — the wounded needed to be evacuated before the Soviet choppers struck. “I’ll get transportation—now boogey, soldier!”

“Yes, sir!”

Reed hit the steps, taking them three at a time in a long strided run toward the front doors of the school building which more resembled an elaborate courthouse in some rich Eastern states county.

The guard just inside the door was clambering to his feet, getting his rifle up to present arms, Reed snarling, “Can it, soldier—get into the administrator’s office—fast—tell him we’re evacuating—we’re using Emergency Plan Three—on the double, boy—”

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