LOL! I'm not much into the whole zombie phenomena, but your little short story was killing me. I can just picture it... undead generals and war heroes rising from Arlington National Cemetary, all going down (perhaps again) in a hail of gunfire.
as you can see, I think about zombies.... then I remember what’s right around the corner.... It was a fun little thing that I couldn't resist.. And of course lets face it, in a Romero-style zombie uprising, the National Guard and Reserve response is going to be uber-local... no way are they going to be able to coalesce into usable units, they can just used their authority to save those around them (nope, not thought of this at all....).
I woke like any normal day... Put some tea on, chilled in front of the Tivo and then realized I was late for work. Slipped on my iPod and headed out the door... Just like any other day. In my iPod bliss I made it all the way to work without noticing anything unusual.. Then about noon the call came in.... "This is a blue moon exercise, report to the nearest military base ASAP". Now I thought this was weird... As an OCS Army Guardsman I am in training and pretty much useless. But orders are orders and off I went to home (I walk to work) to retrieve my uniform and car to drive over to Ft. Myer.. It was then that I noticed things were turning hinky. Sirens were sounding everywhere, the phone lines were so packed that I was unable to call anyone and the streets seemed oddly deserted.. Then I heard the moan carried by the wind that quickened my pace back home. Once there I flipped on the TV, grabbed my uniform (good old comfy ACU), went to my closet after getting a feel for what was happening and started to load my magazines. Thank god I had been to the range.. So there I was, Army uniform, web gear, camelback, 4 pistols, an AK on my back and one in my hands along with a backpack with all my additional ammo and weapons (I knew this day would come). And then I saw them..... pouring down the hill.. For you see, Arlington Cemetery is right around the corner... they had all woken up and looked really hungry...
It was then that I knew that I wasn’t going to get anywhere anytime soon and I realized my mission had changed.
First priority was to protect the people in the building. The uniform helped. I got 20 people (it was the middle of the day) off the basement, 1st& 2nd floor, stopped the elevators on the 5th floor, killed the entrance to the garage in the closed position (I hated that keycard reader and it was so satisfying to put a bullet into it) and then started to plan. The stairwells were the biggest concern. We put as much debris into them as possible, more than enough to stop them from being opened in any time.
By this point I had people arranged in teams. Some were securing water into every available container (can't be sure how long the taps would continue to run), others were placed so that they could report on what was going around the building.. I have been taking shots at the zeds from whatever good angle I can find... god they stink and the piles of bodies are growing higher. Power is starting to be a concern and I am not sure how much longer it is going to hold. Please tell me that this is going to end well, but the reports I have seen show that this is happening everywhere. Its getting dark and I need to arrange shifts so that we have a watch at all times. God I hope my family is all right. God Bless everyone and good luck.. And if God is around, this would be the time for some miracles..
Hopefully we will be around in the morning, OC Daniel
"Zombies!"
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LOL! I'm not much into the whole zombie phenomena, but your little short story was killing me. I can just picture it... undead generals and war heroes rising from Arlington National Cemetary, all going down (perhaps again) in a hail of gunfire.
11:42 AM
as you can see, I think about zombies.... then I remember what’s right around the corner.... It was a fun little thing that I couldn't resist..
And of course lets face it, in a Romero-style zombie uprising, the National Guard and Reserve response is going to be uber-local... no way are they going to be able to coalesce into usable units, they can just used their authority to save those around them (nope, not thought of this at all....).
12:24 PM