Chapter 21: Taking the airfield

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Date: September 15, 1944

Location: Near the airfield on Peleliu

Team Hunters and a squad of marines were making their way through the swamp to cover the flank of the 5th making their way to the airfield. Surprisingly one of the marines they were running alongside was private Miller of the 1st marine division. So Ruby was happy to fight alongside him as they did get to know each other a little bit after spending a little time with them in the fox hole at night. But he wasn't happy at the moment due to what happened when they hit the beaches on the island. 

"So you really lost your commanding officer?" Ruby asked. 

"Yeah, and it wasn't great to watch either." Miller said. "If only I had stopped that jap sooner."

"Well, you couldn't have known that there was a enemy on the other side of the door." Ruby said. "Don't go beating yourself up about it." 

"Still, I can't help but think that I could have saved himself." Miller said. "But plans are being made to ship his body back to the states."

"Well, that's good." Blake said. "At least he will get a proper burial." 

"That's one way of looking at it." Miller said. "Also is our target the airfield?"

"Yeah, the enemy has been shooting down our planes non-stop." Ruby said. "So, we have to go in and take them out."

"And when we make it through this swamp we will regroup with the 5th." Weiss said. "Although we might get wet a little bit."

"No complaining about mud in your boots Weiss." Yang joked. "The enemy might hear your groans."

"I happen to be wearing might boots correct so no dirty stuff gets on my feet." Weiss said.

"Alright that's enough you two, I see one of our birds up ahead." Summer said as the group approached a down F4-U Corsair with a squad of marines around the wreck still smoking. 

"Poor guy

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"Poor guy." Blake said. "Must got hit by AA fire."

"Well, there is still smoke on the wreckage we can check for survivors." Ruby said as one the marines was checking the pilot to see if he was still alive somehow.

"He's all snarled up on something." The marine said as a click was then heard not too long after he said that. "SHIT! Grenade!" 

The Marine jumped off the plane in time as it exploded and Japanese soldiers then came out of their camouflage hiding spots and started firing at the marines killing two of them instantly. Team Hunters were quick to react as they let loose with their respected weapons of choice. 

Ruby first shot a soldier that was hiding up near the wreckage trying to take out some of the other marines. She then shot another one trying to get cover behind a tree and that didn't work out for him too well. Weiss meanwhile killed another two soldiers that were charging at the group preventing them from getting close. Blake used her M1 Garand to also kill a couple of soldiers in the bushes. Yang used her shotgun loaded with some of her flame rounds that she used in her gauntlets to set her enemies on fire and it was very effective especially when the enemy was covering themselves in vegetation.  Summer provided covering fire with her M1 carbine shooting at any enemy that got close.

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