"There's one rule in the interstellar liberation force: you never take off your helmet. Even if the atmosphere of whatever planet you are libe...
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"There's one rule in the interstellar liberation force: you never take off your helmet. Even if the atmosphere of whatever planet you are liberating from the vicious aliens does happen to breathable, there could be any number of lethal viruses or microbes. The body armor and comm equipment is first rate, and the aliens seem to be on the run. Then, one day, a soldier is forced to take off his helmet to survive. The consequences are disastrous for the liberation force, but it is no toxin, virus, or microbe that infects the military: it's the truth . . . Carter's warning about how military might be used in the future stands undiminished." -- The Internet Review of Science Fiction
A science fiction short story. 7500 words. Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2004.
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