Story by Spc. Nathan Goodall | 17th Field Artillery Brigade | 07.20.2012
It’s 5 p.m. on a Friday night. Four U.S. Army cadets wielding assault rifles and machine guns trudge through ground the damp air has turned into a gelatinous goop. Their boots, pasted with mud, fall heavier with each step. Their tattered and worn-out uniforms match their beleaguered expressions....