I went to the lounge and started drinking. I don't know when but I raised a glass and said "In honor of Wilhelm, one hel of a recon, and one tough sonuvabitc." everyone joined in the toast but one man said "and good riddance to the damn jerry."
And that's when everyone stopped. The man sitting next to the idiot looked at him and spoke in german, and I recognized an insult Wilhelm used to throw around.The idiot blanched, then tried for the door. A nine foot tall man stepped in his way and drawled in slightly accented english "My parents were from Germany, I think I don't like your attitude."
I got up and walked behind the man, grabbed his shoulder and forced him to turn around. Once his face was towards me I socked him in the jaw and knocked him to the ground. He got back to his knees and cursed, which gave me the perfect opportunity to grab him by the head and bash him into the bar.
His nose sprayed blood all over the side of the bar and on the floor. He just sat there and I punted him in the face before someone pulled me away. It was my nine foot tall comrade Boris. "Enough. He has learned his lesson, let's get you out of here, someone will explain it but better that your not here comrade."
I nodded and walked out, the right ankle of my pants soaked in blood as I walked towards my barracks. That'll teach him to say shit like that when half his company is from fucing Germany, and when one of them just lost a squadmate.
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The next two days went by like a blur. I got an ass chewing for beating the crap outta that guy but I didn't really care and it didn't affect me getting back home.
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I got off the transport to see her there waiting for me. I smiled as we rushed towards each other and embraced. I cried and told her I missed her, and she told me the feeling was mutual. We went back to my parents place and celebrated, then sleep over took me.