Neil Oughton

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“Field of Remembrance” by Neil Oughton

Submitted to Contest #291

His orders were simple. But the task was terrifying. He crouched behind the rubble of what was once the kitchen, peering from behind an upturned stove. He tried to focus, to spot a route through the debris of what was left of the French town and the misery of a thousand lives. But all he could see ahead was the fog of battle as thick dust and choking smoke swirled in the air. Bile burned his throat. He slumped back against the cold brick of a half-demolished wall. Behind him a defiant door swung on its hinges with no wall to close against. H...

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