2 - THE CROSSROAD

"Despite being bombed into the dirt for several months by a coalition of western airforces a convoy of Houthis left Hodeidah to mount a counterattack. To noones suprise they got vaporized on the highway before making it anywhere near our positions." "The 10th started moving south towards the bridge according to schedule, the northern thunder run towards Hodeidah had begun." "In an unexpected display of competency the Houthis halted the 10ths advance north of the bridge by accurately striking their convoy and the bridge with rocket artillery." "The airforce destroyed most of the bigger pieces of artillery that harrassed the 10ths advance. A group of Houthis did however manage to avoid the onslaught and attempted to hide near our perimeter. Command feared unacceptable collateral damage if they unleashed the airforce among the residential structures where the Houthis hid. My rifle squad advanced alongside another on the crossrad to eliminate the artillery with a machine gun squad as support. The sounds of battle was all around us but the Houthis luckily took a very relaxed approach towards perimeter security and we advanced unapposed right up to their position." -Excerpts from the book written by SSgt you a decade after the events depicted within it.