At the Front: Day 5 and Living Home

Day 5: The last 24 

We make it to the Base. It’s our 50th straight hour of work. To say the least, we’re tired. At the front, your body never truly relaxes. You run on little sleep, little food, and often don’t have running water. Explosions are so frequent, they become nothing different than as if it were an annoying bird chirping out your window. The noise is loud and constant. But there’s nothing you can do about it, so you try to ignore it. 

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