Fires | Heart attacks | Comic books

Fresh out of high school, I was a lifeguard. A lifeguard with OCD. Nothing teaches you to live in the moment like being a first responder. That’s why I don’t worry anymore. Not like before, anyway. Midway through a career of doing this stuff, I have a lot of moments to share. Some chronicles. Others allegory. Don’t miss out.

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In a galaxy teetering on the brink of war…

an elite team of soldiers embarks on a perilous rescue mission.

As they navigate treacherous space battles and intense close-quarters combat, they must thwart a genocidal mastermind's escape.

Driven by personal stakes, including one soldier's desperate quest to save their beloved, the team's courage and loyalty will be tested in ways that could alter the fate of the universe.

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