New D.C.—The press office of the Watchful Host confirmed three soldiers from their elite corps were killed this morning in a raid at an undisclosed location within the Republic. The lost soldiers are Captain Rumford, Lieutenant Taylor, and Commander Stevenson. The mission is acknowledged to have been a strike against an unidentified terrorist cell. This was the fourth such incident in recent months, bringing the tally of lost commandos to eighteen. The press office dismissed any suggestion that the Watchful Host had been careless or impulsive, insisting the earthly life of every angel who has volunteered to serve for the good of humanity is precious and defended with the utmost care. All federal offices in and around New D.C. remain on Red Alert.
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