UNDER ATTACK!!

It was a hot humid day, SGT Harcey and I went to the TOC to get a printout of our LESs. After we got them we walked back to our barracks. When we got to the door I noticed a baby bird stuck on the screen door. It was hanging by one toe and wasn’t strong enough to fly up to free itself. So here’s a baby blue bird, hanging upside down at my mercy. So me being the rough, tough, US Army soldier that I am gently grasped it by its tiny little leg and freed it. As I bent down to release the little birdie to freedom I felt a sharp blow to the back of my head. My first thought was that the SGT had slapped me for some reason. I looked up in time to see papa and mama bluebird diving in for their second ferocious attack. They were very angry. I dodged that attack and they beset on SGT Harcey. He ran around flapping his arms, generally, but not very successfully, trying to stave off their attacks on him. They winged him and then made another Kamikaze pass at me. We ran around trying to get away from them, but they were everywhere. I dove for the door, threw it open and yelled – “FRIENDLY COMIN’ IN!!” And then held it while SGT came dashing in behind me. The whole thing lasted about 10 seconds. But that 10 seconds seemed an eternity. Time slowed down, everything seemed to go in slow motion and I began to get tunnel vision. We finally got inside and stood there and laughed for about 5 minutes. I may get my Army Combat Badge before we even get to the Box. :-)