The Second Front

June 25th, 2020- I trudged through the ruins of Mecca, hoisting my M16a8 onto his shoulder. My gun is a custom, created by a childhood friend William. It fires in 3-shot bursts and has a secondary weapon, a sonic cutter, which was derived William's sonic lawn cutter. The American-Arabian war had started in 2016, when Arabia drastically increased it's oil prices to super boost it's economy. With it's nuclear shield up, America decided to teach Arabia a lesson. I was only a 1st class private in my battilion. The Seige of Mecca had been long and hard. Machine gun fire had torn our infantry to shreds. If it weren't for artillery and the heroism of the 25th Regiment, the Americans would have been driven back. I was currently with two recruits searching for the 25th Regiment. Walking only a few steps farther, I saw the dead bodies of the 25th Regiment. I picked up one of their two-way radios and contacted our General, saying, "The Battle of Mecca is over. We need a second front."
 -Private, 1st class, 27th Regiment Elliot