Jethro: First to Fight

First to Fight, one of the motto's of the marine corps carried over to the Federation Marines from long ago.
To those not blooded in combat, it was just that, a motto. They were eager for war, despite the cost. But what kind of war?
A war they can't fight? Filled with political intrigue and corruption in Pyrax?
A war to train their own troops and expand?
A war to survive and live free? Free of the Horathians? To protect those that need protection, even when some undermine you at every turn?
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