Mission One: Take no prisoners

This was my first mission.
I am ready for the fight.
I am in top condition.
I kill by the dark moonlight.

I am called to the captain’s tent.
He informs me of what I must do.
I am told where I will be sent.
I am not to take any prisoners, too.

Our team meets on the helicopter pad.
The team was a sergeant, a corporal, and I
Between us, not a word was even said,
As we lifted off into the midnight sky.

We land three clicks behind enemy lines.
We grab our gear to carry along the way.
We carefully cross a row of the land mines.
Our target is just a half a click away.
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