The Ruthless Hellfighters America Feared to Set Loose in War
May 1918. The Western Front of World War 1. Privates Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts stood guard in the Argonne Forest in the stillness of a moonlit night. Members of the Harlem Hellfighters regiment of the US Army, the two soldiers were about to face a trial by fire. The serenity of the night was shattered when a German raiding party, over twenty men strong, emerged from the shadows. The crack of gunfire and the thunder of grenades disrupted the silence, transforming the tranquil forest into a chaotic battleground. Johnson, wounded by enemy rounds and shrapnel, fought with ferocity, using his rifle and Bolo knife to turn the tide. Roberts, despite his wounds, remained at his side, handing grenades to Johnson until two Prussian soldiers seized him, dragging him off the trench in an attempt to capture him. Determined to save his comrade, Johnson pursued them, hurling grenades and firing his rifle until he exhausted his ammunition. Undeterred, he drew his Bolo knife once more and charged into the darkness, resolute to rescue Roberts in the inky blackness of the forest.
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