The Last Stand

We spent all year making last stands against their furious assaults here. The roles were reversed and they would die in place. Our forward air controllers Called in a final series of airstrikes the a 10 pilots were unleashed to do We're unleashed to do what they do best with j dams and 30 millimeter Strafing runs when it was over there was no need to assault their last stand Not an insurgent remained upright Captain die and lieutenant colonel toner walk to our ridge They've been working the radios with the forward air controllers And now gaze down into the smoke shrouded valley the last eight ten swept past its chain guns Show throwing lead in one final act of overkill as it pulled up and race skyward die