title: Military Short Stories: Humorous Tales from a Military Career
author:  R. Kyle Hannah 
description: R. Kyle Hannah retired in 2015 after 29 years in the US Army. He served as a Finance Officer, Logistics Officer, Personnel Officer, and Paratrooper. He now devotes his time to writing and managing his sons acting career. His TIME ASSASSINS series has met great praise from authors and readers alike. The second book in the series, ASSASSINS GAMBIT, debuted on the amazon bestseller list in May 2014. The series isa time travel adventure that chronicles futuristic assassins who travel back in time and rewrite alternate timelines into our history. The third installment of the series, ASSASSINS END, is slated for release late 2016. His first novel, TO AID AND PROTECT, is a military sci-fi adventure released in 2010. He has several other projects in the works, including HARVEST DAY, THE JAKE CUTTER CONSPIRACY, HYPERION, and ATLANTIS FALLING. He is married, with two children, and lives in the suburbs of Birmingham. You can follow him: On FACEBOOK at www.facebook.com/rkylehannahwriter On Twitter @rkhannah On the web at www.rkylehannah.com
zlib_text: **_Recon_**
  
  _A short story of The Suburban Dead_
  
  By T.A. Sorsby
  
  This is a work of (short) fiction. Any resemblance to military persons or
  operations carried out in our own world is purely coincidental. Maybe.
  
  I’d tell you more, but I’m sworn to secrecy.
  
  All rights reserved.
  
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  Copyright T.A. Sorsby 2020.
  
    
  
  _Here’s to writing a short story that stays that way._
  
  _I’m looking at you, Emergency..._
  
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  T.A. Sorsby
  
  Also in this series, _but by no means required reading_ :
  
  Left Behind
  
  Emergency
  
  Reunion
  
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  **Part One** ****
  
  A flash. W _homph_. A plume of smoke.
  
  ‘Lovely, lovely. Now, just one more…’
  
  ‘Yeah Shutters,’ I said, ‘not like we’ve a job on here.’
  
  The squad chuckled, a dozen of the Republic’s finest.
  
  Pfc. Roper, or Shutters, lowered his camera, sucking in hi