Fly Away

Orchestration written to the image of a single surviving soldier leaving an empty, smoking battlefield having just been defeated and losing a long war. The third line has several military definitions. The Roman third line was comprised of their oldest, most experienced legionnaires. In old Russian/Soviet doctrine, the third line was the aft most echelon of poorly trained conscripts with poor equipment. Modern Russian third lines consist of "blocking units", designated to kill any who would retreat from the first or second lines. The western "third line" consists of supplementary fighting positions staffed with replacements or any men they can fill the positions with. Crossing your own third line is a sign that you've been defeated, or will be defeated severely shortly. The third line is also each individual soldiers ability to remain operational, regarding food/water and equipment.

Mike Corey