Throughout the day, we went about our duties, fulfilling our responsibilities as required, knowing that an attack could come at any time. It was possible for us to move out, but collectively, we planned to stay and maintain our position. There was plenty of time to relocate in the north, where allies would have welcomed our presence. We had ample warning that this was coming. However, we were positive in our thinking; we could not succumb to the threat that was about to overtake us.
It began shortly before dusk. We could hear the artillery coming from the north and it was getting louder as it got nearer. Soon, we saw the flashes of light; not quite overhead, but close enough to make us hunker down for the long fight that could last long into the night, and possibly into the first light of daybreak.
They must have shifted their front because the weaponry started going off to the west of us. Before long, they had us totally surrounded. We knew it was going to be another sleepless night as the rat-tat-tat of obvious machine gun fire came up from our rear.
We thought of calling reinforcements, but we were told by the authorities that it would be at least an hour before anyone would show up. We had to wait it out and hope they would run out of ammunition.
It is anticipated that another offensive assault will occur tomorrow since today is only the third of July. Tomorrow, July 4th, we believe the air will be unbearable and the ground gained by the opposition will be littered by daybreak on the Fifth.
This annual war was declared upon the peaceful residents of Iowa by the current governor in April of 2022.
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