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Old 02-13-2009, 02:25 AM
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Default Eureka Update Gametime July 28 2019

EUREKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT :

JULY 28 2018 0920hrs

TEMPERATURE 17,5 C*

Willis raised the binoculars and scanned the Humboldt Bay inlet .From his position in the control tower at the airport he had a good view of the operation.Out to sea a small fleet of trawlers,coastal cargo ships and near derelict warships were launching numerous small craft laden with troops .meanwhile in the inlet ,a gunboat had taken up position and established contact with his team on the shore .Two platoons of LVT-7 s amphibious assault vehicles were labourously proceeding to the shoreline on the east sid eof the bay .Smoke was belching black from their exhaust . A UH-60 flapped by overhead ,door gunner swinging his 40MM GL ,searching for targets . Willis`radio crackled - it too old and worn out.The AN-PRC 77 weezed out a message that was taken down in writing by the corporal manning it .

"Team Alpha reports BOEING sir! "

The code for airport secure .Far away , in the downtown area ,a skirmish was on .Shots rang out in the background of the radio message as the TEAM BRAVO commander made his report .There were difficulties, but progress was being made .Code HAMBURGER could not be confiremd as of yet .The important intersections were not secure .

Willis had initiated his biggest operation to date to welcome the allied troops home .He wasnt going to let some smug MilGov commander say that the USMC had cleared out the town without help .WillisCo personell were taking part of the waterfront, part of the downtown area and the airport -as well as several key road junctions outside the town .

Willis looked out again.At the landing point a small building was burning .One of the gunners was peppering it with .50 cal tracers and MP rounds.The black smoke rose in a thin scarf from wher ethe flames leapt through the dilapidated roof towards the bleak sky .Moments later the report of light resistance came in over the radio. To be expected .Not all of the people down there were citizens .Some had forfeited that right by taking for the few by force of arms what all had need for .

One of the LVT-7s had been stuck at the landing point -or had a breakdown of some sort.It stood still ,slightly tilted on the side .A squad of marines were crawling around it -setting up their perimeter .The others behemoths trudged slowly along ,gunners covering their advance with their .50 cals. An American flag swaying from the 10 foot radio antenna of the lead vehicle .It looked tattered too. "So this is what the proud USMC has come too " Willis thought to himself ."A few platoons with used up gear ".The scenes outside strangely reminiscent of the tv pictures of his youth were third world countries were relieved by the USMC.The abundance of materiel and manpower and the selfassured PR-officers were nowhere to be seen now though .

"Welcome home guys" he muttered .

" I guess liberation is at hand " .

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