((Mini history lesson- Desert storm or ‘gulf war’ was fought in 1990-1991 to liberate Kuwait 🇰🇼 from Iraq 🇮🇶.))

Chase drew in a labored breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The desert was hot and dry, and it hadn’t rained for weeks. He was starting to hate this country more and more every moment he had to spend under that unforgiving sun.

“Just.. so damn hot here, I don’t know how the people here deal with this..”

He panted lightly, pausing to take a swig from his canteen. It was nearly empty by now, as he had been guzzling it down faster than he should have.