3rd Brigade Rides Again.

"It was eerie walking through the barracks and seeing no one. It was almost as if they had already left. I knocked on doors and peered in windows and saw no one. Finally I saw one of the Recon squads outside and we started drinking together. Jokes, war comments, and no false bravado from the new guys made me feel strange thinking some of them may not come back. I so didn't want to do it but you couldn't help but wonder if the guy you really get along with was the next black wrist band, the next terrible fashion statement."
Candle in the Dark