The veterans saved us when the federal government collapsed. Some politicians tried to use private armies they had spent decades recruiting to hold onto their power. Some even attempted election fraud. In the end, the veterans stood up and just said they wouldn’t accept that. Some shots were fired. Some buildings and vehicles burned. The thugs usually ran. In the Heartland, that was the extent of the Second Civil War. The coasts were more complicated.
I volunteered. I fought. I thought I wanted revenge. I was wrong. All I wanted was my life back. When it was done, I retired and went on with my life as best I could. I never did get back everything I lost though. No veteran ever has. What a veteran does though is make it so someone else can live their life without fear. Remember on Memorial Day what the veterans did, what the veterans lost, and what the veterans gave. For without veterans, we would all have nothing.
The first Terran cyber was born in 2205, the year we made Contact. Her name is Juliet, and in being born she joined a revolution. It started long ago, long before a Pelorn looking for a friend built the first cybernetic intelligence. It started before the Albion gengineered the first Peloran to be their ultimate soldier. It started before the Egyptians carved their first hieroglyph. The amazing thing is, we started it. We just don’t remember.
When the central government effectively collapsed, the individual States had to pick up the slack. In some cases they fell as well without federal support, and the counties and cities took up effective control. Police forces and Sheriff posses took up the slack when the ATF and FBI stopped coming around. Most States stepped up and thrived without the federal government. A few became Third World countries, complete with local gang lords.
Everybody should have an emergency kit with them at all times. You need to have first aid equipment for injuries, food and water, and the like. You should also have a change of clothes and of course a towel. Why a towel? There are so many reasons. You can wrap up a broken arm, or use it for shelter from the heat of the sun or the cold of night. You can twist it up and use it as a whip, or just filter water to drink. A towel is real important.
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