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Bellows
"What’s your name son" yelled the drill sergeant "Nicholas Sparks sir" whimpered nick "well Mr. Sparks what made you want to take pictures of this war" " I really liked to take pictures and I thought I could take some of the war in Europe sir" "I see" says the drill sergeant while rubbing his chin "Well sparks your off with the 116th " says the drill sergeant "ok sir" Nick walks over to the 116th and is greeted by the dull expressions of the men "who are you"? says one of the men dully "im the photographer for this unit" says nick not wanting to anger them "well what’s your name" squeals one of the men in the back "my names Nick Sparks" "what type of camera do you have there nick" says one of the taller men in the group "its a vest pocket camera it uses autographic film and it was made in 1915" says nick "can I hold it" says the same man "um I guess so" says nick reluctantly, he slowly hands the camera to the man so not to drop it. The man opens the front end of the camera "don’t touch the bellows it'll mess up the camera" says nick harshly "hey that would be a good nick name for you" "what would be a good nick name for me" says nick curiously "bellows" says the man "you never told me what your name was" says nick "oh sorry the names Harvey E. Hall but every body calls me crack shot" says Harvey with his head down "that’s an amusing nick name" says nick jokingly. With those words the drill sergeant comes up to nick and the wrest of the 116th "get your stuff together men your being shipped out" in a raspy tone,” were are we going" says crack shot "your going to Europe your division is going to help out in the allied assaults" "SIR YES SIR" yells the men. The men pack up there stuff and wonder into the distance to reach the nearby plane to take them to the docks.” Does any one know were this plane is taking us" says bellows in a worried voice" "it’s taking us to the liberty ships how else do you think were going to get to Europe" says crack shot. 2 Weeks later, "go go go people get in your landing crafts we got get on Omaha" screams a GI in the distance " crack shot are you scared?" says bellows "oh ya", the landing craft moves slowly and reluctantly towards Omaha beach.” I hope we make it out of this place alive" says crack shot "ya me to” says bellows with a awkward smile, with bellows smile a sniper bullet whizzes through the air and hits the guy in the front of the boat. "Oh my god" a man screams BAM the front of the landing craft hits the hard sand. "Lets go" they stay low to the ground with the fear of being shot, nick looks behind him and sees the myriad body's on the beach and floating upside down in the crimson water. BOOM a mortar shell hits the sand next to bellows "nick are you all right" screams crack shot "what? I can’t hear you". Crack shot and bellows make there way slowly up the tattered beach were people from different units are hiding behind a stone wall.As bellows turns to look at the people behind the wall he sees a few scrony men some with sand and blood on there faces "Hey what platoon are you in " screams a bony man "were from the 116th"says bellows "whats your names" says the same bony man "im Nicholas Sparks but every one calls me bellows" "and im Harvey E. Hall but every on calls me crack shot" "whats your name" says bellows "oh my names Avery" says Avery with blood running down his face. "Some one get rid of that pill box!" a man screams in the background, "ill get em" says crack shot with a grin crack shot pulls a grenade off of his vest and slowly yanks the pin out "click" the striker lever flies froward and crack shot throws the grenade in the minuscule opening of the pillbox the striker hits the percussion cap and the grenade blows sending rubble forth from the newly made hole in the dense concrete wall of the pill box the noise of the Germans machine gun stops noise is heard inside the pillbox faint shadows come out of the bowels of the Germans strong hold "los los" two Germans come out with mp40s and start to shoot at the Americans on the beach gun shots are heard and blood flies out of the two men and they fall to the red ground. "Click" bellows starts to take pictures of the beach, "i don't know if i really want to be here" whines bellows "i don't think any of us want to be here at this point" smiles crack shot.
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