Artist's commentary
Onward to Hell
"The lieutenant is KIA and sergeant is missing! The only one left in charge is you, Dad!"
"Keep your focus. Communicate this to everyone in the squad: our attack point has changed. We are going to assault the enemy position directly under us by powered descent."
"W-we're dropping in without a parachute?!"
"Hesitating will only make us sitting ducks. First we will take control of their anti-aircraft weaponry and secure the landing site. Anything else comes after. Alright... let's roll." (Julian, I don't think Daddy will get to see you any more after this. Take care, kid... )
- A shot of the combat drop using capsules on Sheol, a planet colonized by an extraterrestrial race called Arachnids, in the midst of the Nth interstellar war. In a series of military campaigns, the Terran Federation Army, despite suffering substantial casualties, developed anti-Arachnid tactics by way of Heavy Nerve Gas. In the end they were able to successfully capture Sheol. The Mobile Infantry corporal in this image rallied a broken platoon and fought bitterly to secure the bridgehead. He was the last man standing.
- From Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel, "Starship Troopers".