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Creative Writing: The Master Sergeants

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Baghdad International Airport, Iraq.
Technically the war was over in Iraq, but the United States Air Force was still conducting combat landings and takeoffs which were grueling on the human body. There were currently only the five of them on the C-141 Starlifter, it was very spacious. The Major ordered the four men to remain inside the aircraft, that he wouldn’t be gone long. The Major was true to his word, within thirty minutes, the Major was spotted in an open Humvee on his way back to the aircraft and he wasn’t alone. With him was what looked like another Airman, all they could tell was that he had brown hair which was closely cropped. The Humvee pulled up and the Major got out and turned the Humvee over one of the ground crew, his passenger who turned out to be a Master Sergeant, unloaded his gear, and placed it aboard the C-141. …show more content…

I heard your first name is Blair, isn’t that a woman’s name?” Master Sergeant Redwood, stood his ground, looked across the aircraft as the Senior Master Sergeant, “Hey Senior Master Sergeant, man, you are as ugly as they said you were!” Major Wakowski, not looking at the two men, smiled, shaking his head, not saying a word, and took his seat and strapped in. The three other men watched in amusement, the exchange of words between the two senior enlisted men. Senior Master Sergeant Smith and Master Sergeant Redwood stared at each other. “It’s good to see you, you old goat!” Master Sergeant Redwood said. “Is this shit for real? Are they

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