Viper Team Seven (The Viper Team Seven Series Book 1) by Rykar Lewis Page B
Authors: Rykar Lewis
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inherited his mom’s hair color, but the eye
color was from his father. He looked nearly identical to his dad, except he was
taller and a bit more muscular. He was the second child his parents bore, his
only sibling being a brother, Kyle, who had been fifteen years older. His
brother had been a sergeant in the Army’s Green Berets, and had been killed by
a grenade in Desert Storm when he was only twenty-three years old. So now Keith
Parks was the only child his parents had left. Despite the drastic age gap, Kyle
and Keith Parks had been close. When Big Brother went off to war, Parks was
only a small boy. He had tried not to cry when the news of his brother’s death
came; he knew his brother wouldn’t have wanted him to, but that was impossible
for a kid whose best friend had departed forever.
Years later, Parks
graduated from the University of Washington at the middle of his class – that not
being too impressive considering the grades of the highest honor students, but
the important part was he graduated. Between his junior and senior years, he had
gone to OCS (Officer Candidate School) which consisted of the most rigorous
training he had ever been through. Upon completion of OCS and college, he earned
his commission as second lieutenant and finally fulfilled his dream of becoming
a Marine Officer. His family had been so proud of his accomplishment, and quite
frankly, he was too.
As a second
lieutenant, Parks was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, for a two-year
assignment. He was assigned to command a platoon of Marines in the 1st Air
Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), which was attached to I Marine
Expeditionary Force. Halfway through his assignment his company was deployed
overseas to Iraq for six months, where Parks had his first taste of combat.
After his two
years with ANGLICO he was promoted to first lieutenant. He was then assigned to
the newly-remade 4th MEB’s Anti-Terrorism Battalion at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, as a platoon leader in Alpha Company. He was bored with his job for
the first year or so, as it was very uneventful. Then he was ordered overseas
to help with the War on Terrorism. The entire Anti-Terrorism Battalion was
deployed to Baghdad, Iraq for nine months. It was there Parks won the Silver
Star for exceptional bravery in combat with dozens of terrorists and radical
Islamic forces on the outskirts of Baghdad.
From there,
Parks returned to the States, where he received a promotion to the rank of captain
at the end of his three-year term with the 4th MEB. Not long after the
promotion, he was stationed at the Army’s Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, where he served with Joint Task Force North’s J3, which specialized in counterterrorism
and counter-drug operations. He enjoyed the warm sunshine and mild winters of Texas for two years, and then he was again called back to Camp Lejeune, to serve as the commander
of Bravo Company in the 4th MEB’s Anti-Terrorism Battalion.
The instant he
arrived at the base, his company was deployed to Afghanistan to help fight the
ever-growing terrorism there. Parks was a seasoned veteran who was greatly trusted
by the battalion CO (Commanding Officer), Colonel Johnson. A dangerous chore
awaited him when he finally arrived in the country. A terror training camp had
been located and Parks was ordered to destroy it immediately. Colonel Johnson was
unable to give any support for Parks’ company, as every other Marine in the
battalion was needed for another job.
The mission
began at midnight. Parks and his company had snuck up close to the camp and then
began to storm it. Parks had been the first man into the camp, and had taken
all the initial fire. One of the terrorists had thrown a grenade at him, but
fortunately the grenade thrower had been unskilled and Parks had enough time to
kick the grenade away as he dove on top of the two nearest Marines before it
went off. Only moments after that incident, Parks saw a terrorist take aim at
one of his
color was from his father. He looked nearly identical to his dad, except he was
taller and a bit more muscular. He was the second child his parents bore, his
only sibling being a brother, Kyle, who had been fifteen years older. His
brother had been a sergeant in the Army’s Green Berets, and had been killed by
a grenade in Desert Storm when he was only twenty-three years old. So now Keith
Parks was the only child his parents had left. Despite the drastic age gap, Kyle
and Keith Parks had been close. When Big Brother went off to war, Parks was
only a small boy. He had tried not to cry when the news of his brother’s death
came; he knew his brother wouldn’t have wanted him to, but that was impossible
for a kid whose best friend had departed forever.
Years later, Parks
graduated from the University of Washington at the middle of his class – that not
being too impressive considering the grades of the highest honor students, but
the important part was he graduated. Between his junior and senior years, he had
gone to OCS (Officer Candidate School) which consisted of the most rigorous
training he had ever been through. Upon completion of OCS and college, he earned
his commission as second lieutenant and finally fulfilled his dream of becoming
a Marine Officer. His family had been so proud of his accomplishment, and quite
frankly, he was too.
As a second
lieutenant, Parks was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, for a two-year
assignment. He was assigned to command a platoon of Marines in the 1st Air
Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), which was attached to I Marine
Expeditionary Force. Halfway through his assignment his company was deployed
overseas to Iraq for six months, where Parks had his first taste of combat.
After his two
years with ANGLICO he was promoted to first lieutenant. He was then assigned to
the newly-remade 4th MEB’s Anti-Terrorism Battalion at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, as a platoon leader in Alpha Company. He was bored with his job for
the first year or so, as it was very uneventful. Then he was ordered overseas
to help with the War on Terrorism. The entire Anti-Terrorism Battalion was
deployed to Baghdad, Iraq for nine months. It was there Parks won the Silver
Star for exceptional bravery in combat with dozens of terrorists and radical
Islamic forces on the outskirts of Baghdad.
From there,
Parks returned to the States, where he received a promotion to the rank of captain
at the end of his three-year term with the 4th MEB. Not long after the
promotion, he was stationed at the Army’s Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, where he served with Joint Task Force North’s J3, which specialized in counterterrorism
and counter-drug operations. He enjoyed the warm sunshine and mild winters of Texas for two years, and then he was again called back to Camp Lejeune, to serve as the commander
of Bravo Company in the 4th MEB’s Anti-Terrorism Battalion.
The instant he
arrived at the base, his company was deployed to Afghanistan to help fight the
ever-growing terrorism there. Parks was a seasoned veteran who was greatly trusted
by the battalion CO (Commanding Officer), Colonel Johnson. A dangerous chore
awaited him when he finally arrived in the country. A terror training camp had
been located and Parks was ordered to destroy it immediately. Colonel Johnson was
unable to give any support for Parks’ company, as every other Marine in the
battalion was needed for another job.
The mission
began at midnight. Parks and his company had snuck up close to the camp and then
began to storm it. Parks had been the first man into the camp, and had taken
all the initial fire. One of the terrorists had thrown a grenade at him, but
fortunately the grenade thrower had been unskilled and Parks had enough time to
kick the grenade away as he dove on top of the two nearest Marines before it
went off. Only moments after that incident, Parks saw a terrorist take aim at
one of his
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