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1:27Now PlayingJohn listened patiently to the outgoing commander when he heard a slight buzz to his right. His brigade commander. Colonel Teddy Kleisner pulled his phone from his pocket. Huh? Colonel Kleisner said. He showed his phone to John on the home screen. Was a two word notification in all caps. GREEN CORVETTE.
Those words meant one thing. His company was deploying to Afghanistan. Immediately. John sat stock still trying not to show any reaction, but his heart raced for this one surreal moment he and Colonel Kleisner were the only two men on the field who knew about the storm they were about to fly into. After the speeches, as John greeted his soldiers, he exchanged a salute with Jesse. We just got a GREEN CORVETTE, he whispered. Roger that sir, The First Sergeant said with a curt nod. Welcome to Charlie Company.
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