Chapter Fifteen
“Did I ever tell you how we ended up just outside an insurgency stronghold?” said Sgt. Chase.
All eyebrows were raised in incredulity. Except of course for Ortega and Lucas. Reece lifted one brow. Though he didn’t remember the story, he knew the significance of nearly crossing into lands overrun by insurgents.
The five permanent male residents of the Purple Heart Ranch and the four men of Reece’s fire team were gathered in one of the barns. That particular barn had been remodeled into a gaming room. There were three flat screen televisions. An array of gaming consoles from Play stations to Nintendos to an old fashion Atari.
Surprisingly, Reece remembered the game he was playing. He’d beaten Specialist Sean Jeffries a number of times. Jeffries could’ve grumbled that his
