β Scribed by W. E. B. Griffin
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams. From the Nazi-prowled wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of Europe, they answered the call gladly. It was their duty, their job, their life. They marched off as boys, and they came backβthose who made itβas soldiers and professionals forged in the heat of battle...
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