Ambush by Greg Kuehn
4:37 PM | Author: Paul Mullin
Ambush by Greg Kuehn

The daisy chain exploded and they were upon us. The rusty copper stench of blood lingered amongst other smells: cordite, CLP, gunpowder, fear. We pushed through like white bloods cells through influenza, shooting and maneuvering. And when the fog cleared, we buried our dead and honored them with our lives.




Greg Kuehn writes literary fiction and Southern literature. He is currently a senior English education major University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Upon completion of his degree he plans to pursue a career as a high school English teacher, a soccer coach and a writer. Mr. Kuehn served eight years in the United States Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq twice before receiving an honorable discharge in April 2011. His website is www.greg-kuehn.com.
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1 comments:

On 9/13/11, 5:48 PM , Unknown said...

Visceral. Nicely done.