The light from the small box TV flickered onto their faces. Their eyes plastered to the screen as they watched.
They all stared, wide eyed. As if they had never seen a television before.
It wasn't anything too special, just another New Years celebration. 7 soldiers stood around and sat on an old couch as they watched the numbers count down, quietly counting down with it until it got to the last 10 second.
"10" One of them said, breaking the silence.
"9" A few others joined in.
"8" All 7 of them joined in.
"7...6...5...4...3...2...1!" They all shouted as they hugged and then stood in silence as their unit leader, Tom Hanson, stood up and walked to the front of the room.
"Here ye, here ye. As the unit leader and the oldest squad member, I think it's most appropriate for me to give a speech"
Tom gave the same speech every year. It was from a very old show he watched as a kid, which show he could not remember.
"May this year be a damn sight better than the old one, and may we all be home before it ends."
The group raised their glasses to him and took a silent drink.
"Everyone get some shut eye. We are supposed to get new orders in the morning."
The unit tiredly saluted him as they began sauntering off to their rooms. Before they got to far, Tom called out to them.
"Happy 2067 everyone!"
YOU ARE READING
Juggernauts
ActionTom Hanson is the best kind of soldier there is; the one that fights for a cause, not one that fights because a piece of paper told him to. After proving himself to the right people, Hanson was recruited to be a part of the PANZER program, a Black-O...
