"You weren't invited" : 27 March 2096 : Mexican Federation

This helicopter stinks. This whole operation stinks. The men, they smell like fear. A bunch of greenhorns trained by their video games. No actual combat experience. I'm expecting high casualties right off the bat. 

"Why did you come with us sir?!" The private tries to communicate with me over the sound of the rotor blades.

"Why? Because we're soldiers. If I am to die. I'll be with my men."

"I'm sorry sir I couldn't hear you!"

"Don't call me 'sir'!"

"Yes sir!"

"What's your name boy?!"

"Dudley sir! Private Alvin H. Dudley!"

"Are you ready to die Alvin?"

"No sir!"

"Damn right..."

As we approach the landing zone the other choppers start going down. Damn cannons; our air support was supposed to handle them. My blood gets hot. The rounds start ripping through the belly of the chopper. The search lights blind me temporarily. When the search lights clear I see Pvt. Dudley took a cannon round in his center mass.

He died with his eyes wide open.

The wheels touch the ground. The operation is as follows:

1. Penetrate the enemy's air space and make landing at vector nine-nine-zero.

2. Capture the airstrip.

3. Gain control of the enemy airspace.

4. Guide in the main transports.

5. Hold position until further orders.

I am first in command of the operation. Put in command by the United American Republic High Command. Even though I'm just a lieutenant, I've show what I can do in simulations. To be honest. I don't have any experience either.

We rush out of the chopper. 

"Stay with me! Stay with me and we'll make this!" I yell to my men.

I get a collective "Yes sir!" out of them.

"Next one to call me sir is a dead man."

"Yes Lt. Bonaparte!"

Lieutenant Napoleon Bonaparte

Born 15 August 2069

Born in New Chicago, UAR

Unmarried

Family: Unknown

Mother and Father: Deceased

Comments: Showed exceptional leadership skills and combat ability in holo-sims. 

I don't really have a lot to fight for to be honest. Just my apartment in New Chicago.

And my cat.

"Jefferson, take point"

"Yes Lieutenant!"

"This is Bonaparte. We've taken the control tower. Send in the T-16s."

"Roger that."

"I want a perimeter held around this tower. Everyone update your oplinks with the new maps."

This op was planned a long time ago. After we took the Canadian territories we started ringing up the Mexican plans. This battle would have been much easier, but the Mexican Federation contains lower North America and the entire South American continent. Our Navy is striking Sao Paulo at this very moment.

The European Union was no doubt the next target.