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“3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” everyone around time square yelled. Although it’s 2001, our story takes place a decade before. In Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1991,the stadium was extremely loud. The Washington Huskies had a comfortable lead in the first half. As the soon to be winners were in the locker room when their coach Don James came in with a grin from ear to ear. Nobody knew how he was going to speak. “ Alright boys, were having Hawkeyes for dinner. Lets just keep tearing into them, don’t let up now. Just because it’s thirty-three to seven doesn’t mean we we let up. Catch your breath, relax for a bit.” After that, they geared up one more time. Iowa looked a lot tougher when they came out of the opposing locker room. The third quarter was on its way. Iowa kept pushing the chains further and further to the end zone.
“Touchdown Iowa!” The announcer blared. No one was worried yet, though most of Iowas fans left before the third quarter. There touchdown was seemed
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“Pvt.Jump you have been volunteered to assist the Kuwaitis in retaking their capital.”
Pvt Jump simply nodded as he did not understand the seriousness of the situation his sergeant put him in. on the day of battle Tundra entered the city with the Kuwaiti national army as they entered the city it was oddly silent until Tundra had kicked a can by accident.Tundra bent down to pick the can up only to narrowly dodge a sniper’s bullet, soon the battle had started and bullets filled the air. No sooner had the battle started the Iraqi army had surrendered Tundra then went back and found the can he kicked he went to throw it away.
“Pvt.Jump what on God’s Green Earth are you recycling on the battlefield?” Before Jump could answer a Kuwaiti soldier yelled and pointed to Tundras foot which was bleeding.
“Pvt.Jump load up were heading back to base and put some dirt on that wound we just cleaned the

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