Sammi’s Weekender #333 (Whisper)

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The soldier whispered
into the radio,

we’re surrounded.
need help, now.
target on my coords.

She heard the shell
coming,
but not the explosion.


Look both ways in combat. Mind the gaps, but war is war.
Take many of them with you when you go.

 

Capt. Nargis Kabiri, commander of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Artillery. She is the first female field artillery commander for the 3rd Infantry Division (US Army).