Chapter 8 – MeekatharraIt was dawn, smoke from the hotel rose like a funeral pyre in the warm morning air. They stood around Ranger Corporal Laurence Burger's grave, each said a few words, it was a morose affair.
Danielle stood crying on Kerrie's shoulder, the two constables had a lot to cry about. Everyone felt miserable and depressed. Not only were they simply exhausted from their trek through the searing heat of the desert but they had lost too many friends. Obi-Wan noted everyone's mood was low so he called them to 'gather 'round' at his Toyota. It held the long-range HF radio which was like a security blanket for them all.
“This morning we hit the enemy hard. It looks like we took out the local hotel while we were at it, for which I am personally responsible and very very sorry.” Th
