About Me
"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."
I am a Lieutentant in the Vietnam War. We are currently stationed not far from Than Khe. I carry the responsibility for the life of my men. I am deeply in love with Martha.
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I am a Lieutentant in the Vietnam War. We are currently stationed not far from Than Khe. I carry the responsibility for the life of my men. I am deeply in love with Martha.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/vietnam%20war%20is%20hell/merowriter85/Stuff%20that%20Makes%20Me%20Smile/WarisHell.jpg?o=4
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The Death Of A Soldier
It's all my fault. I just can't get it off my mind, it's always there circling, always being brought up for certain reasons. I am the one that killed Kiowa. I'm the one who set up camp here, and with all the rain the river flooded, and Kiowa drowned. We finally found Kiowa's body, but it took us all day. We all searched and finally Norman Bowker found him. It took three of our men to pull him free from the muck, Azar, Norman Bowker, and Mitchell Sanders. I hate having the responsibility on my shoulders that I killed him. Every man in my platoon blames me. Saying, "Why did we set up camp in a shit hole?" They don't like me, or trust me anymore, because I killed Kiowa. Even a young soldier, who I can't remember his name, is messed up because of this. He had a picture of his girlfriend in a plastic bag, and he lost it. While the rest of the men were searching for Kiowa, he was looking for the picture. He blames himself for the death of Kiowa, but I know that it is really, all my fault.
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