No matter how far out into the universe humankind goes, war will also go. "War is hell" the saying goes, but we might as well say, "War is human." Or, "To war is to be human." It is a basic part of our genetic heritage and I doubt it will be purged from us for a long time to come, if ever. I truly wish it were otherwise and yet one might ask if such a thing would be good for the race. We might find that our push to discover, to learn, to survive are all linked to the same piece of our genetic code. One thing is sure, there will always be some rocky little planet that is good for nothing, but deemed by two or more rival government as absolutely vital to their nation's interests. Sooner or later, they will be duking it out--or perhaps we should say nuking it out. To the average grunt on the ground it will just be another frakkin' rock that will cost more lives than its worth. This picture is dedicated to Pat, who is on his third tour to the Middle East and to all those other American service men and women there along side of him. I pray you all come home safe and sound. Thank you for your sacrifices. Jeremy ************************************ CREDITS: Figures: DAZ's M3 using nouschka's "Russell Updated for M3" morphs & textures (Renderosity). Clothing for all three figures: Uzilite's "Major Cache" (DAZ). Ground Vehicles: "Desert Storm Hover" by Serrge (DAZ). Air Vehicles: "Bad Girl" by bogwoppet (www.my-art-gallery.co.uk). Terrain: Created in Bryce6 Terrain Editor using a color photograph of the Martian surface by the MRO. Sky: created by Luca Oleastri. Moon: Alpha plane created from a photograph by the ESA's Cassini spacecraft of one of Saturn's moons.