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WAR:

wh a t i st h e mo r a l ?

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E VE R Y ONE mee tt h ewon der f u l peopl ewh opu tt h i smagazi n et oge t h er !

E VE R Y ONE

Wec h o s et h i st h e s i ss t a t emen tbec au s eof t eni nt h ebook , t h eau t h erdi s c u s s e ss t or y t el l i n gan dh o wwars t or i e sar edi f f er en t t h ann or mal s t or i e s , y oun e v erk n o wwh a t ’ st r u eorn o t .

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T H OMAS

I nt h ev er yf i r s tc h apt eroft h ebook , O’ B r i enmen t i on sman yoft h eph y s i c al t h i n gst h e yc ar r i ed, aswel l ash o wmu c ht h e y wei gh ed.

I nor dert oi l l u s t r a t et h i s , I c r ea t edac ol l ageofman yoft h eph y s i c al t h i n gsl i s t edaswel l ast h ei rwei gh t s .

T h eph y s i c al s i deoft h et h i n gst h e yc ar r i edi ss y mbol i coft h eemo t i on al t h i n gst h e yc ar r i ed.

T h ewei gh toft h eemo t i on al t h i n gst h a tt h e s ol di er sc ar r i edi sj u s tasmu c hast h ewei gh toft h eph y s i c al t h i n gst h e yc ar r i ed.

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J ACOB

T h i sar t i c l ei st oh i gh l i gh tt h ee xt r emes t r e s san dt h ou gh tpr oc e s sofe v er ys ol di eri nt h ewar .

Man ybook san dmo v i e st r yt o gl or i f ywar , wh er east h i sbook , an ds u bs equ en t l yt h i sar t i c l e , t r i e st os h o wt h et r u eh or r orofwar .

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J ACOBANDK A T E L Y N

T h et i meper i odt h a tt h i sbookt ak e spl ac ei n , t h el a t e1 9 6 0’ s , wasal s oat i meofpr o t e s ti nt h eU n i t edS t a t e s , ast h er ewasal o to oppo s t i t i ont ot h eVi e t n amwar .

Wedec i dedt owr i t eas h or tar t i c l eabou ton eoft h el ar ge s toft h e s e-t h eK en tS t a t eMas s ac r e

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T H OMAS , K A T E L Y N, ANDR Y L E E

I nt h ebook , T omt al k sabou twan t i n gt or u na wa yt oCan adawh enh er ec i e v edh i sdr af tn o t i c e .

Wega t h er edf ac t sabou tan d c r ea t edat r a v el adf orCan adabec au s ei twasanappeal i n gpl ac et oman yy ou n gmenl ook i n gt oe s c apef i gh t i n gi nt h ewar .

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K A T E L Y NANDR Y L E E

T h e s ear es ampl el e t t er st h es ol di er sr ec i e v edf r omt h ei rs wee t h ear t sdu r i n gt h ewar .

Wewr o t et h e s el e t t er st os h o wwh a t Mar t h ami gh t ’ v es ai dt oJ i mmyCr o s s , orwh a tt h ec l as s i cDearJ oh nl e t t erH en r yDobbi n sr ec i e v edf r omh i sgi r l f r i en dc ou l d’ v e l ook edl i k e .

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T h i smappi n poi n t sl oc a t i on si nVi e t n amf r omt h ewart h a tar et al k edabou ti nt h ebook .

E VE R Y ONE

S omei n f or ma t i onabou tt h el i f ean dwor k soft h eau t h or , T i mO’ ’ br i en .

K A T E L Y N

T h i sbookt al k sal o tabou tt h et h i n gss ol di er sc ar r i ed( t h u st h et i t l e) .

T h e yc ar r i edal o tofi t emst h a twer eemo t i on al bu r den s r a t h ert h anac t u al equ i pmen t .

P age1 4i nt h ebookt al k sal o tabou tt h i s .

T h i smadeu st h i n kofAt l asf r omGr eekMy t h ol ogy , wh o h adt oc ar r yt h ewor l donh i sbac k .

T h i ss t a t u ei sofAt l as , wh oh adt h eh u gebu r denofc ar r y i n gt h ewor l d, mu c hl i k et h e s e s ol di er sh adt h ei ro wn“ wor l ds ”t oc ar r y .

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E VE R Y ONE

Weeac hc ompar edt h i sbookt oo t h erbook sweh a v er ead-wh a tt h e yh adi nc ommon , wh a twasdi f f er en t , par r al el l swe f ou n d, e t c .

I twasi n t er e s t i n gt oc ompar edi f f er en twr i t i n gs t y l e sf r omau t h or saswel l .

S omeofu sh i gh l i gh tt h eemo t i on sf el t , wh i l eo t h er st al k edabou tt el l i n gawars t or yan dwh a tt h ebook ss a yabou tbei n gas ol di er .

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J ACOB

I wr o t et h i spoemt oel abor a t et h eh or r i bl es t r e s san dgu i l tt h a twei gh sone v er ys ol di er ’ smi n d.

T edL a v en derc ar r i e sh i s t r an qu i l i z er san ddopet oe s c apet h eh or r oran dt er r i f y i n gpr o s pec tofbei n gi nwar .

H en r yDobbi n sc ar r i e sh i sgi r l f r i en d’ s pan t y h o s ei naf u t i l ea t t emptt oeas eh i smi n dabou tbei n gwou n dedi n‘ Nam.

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R Y L E EANDS E AN

T h i sar t i c l es er v e sasanobi t u ar yf ort h emenf r omt h eal ph ac ompan ywh odi edi nc omba toraf t ert h ewar .

I tqu i c k l yh i gh l i gh t sh o wt h e ydi edan dh o wt h e yar ec on t i n u al l yr emember edt h r ou gh ou tt h ebookaf t ert h ei rdea t h .

Wewr o t ei tt or emembert h ef al l en , asaf i n al , r e s pec t f u l t r i bu t e .

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T H OMAS

Wh enO’ B r i enwr i t e sabou ts t or y t el l i n g, h es a y st h a tt h ec r azi e s ton e sar et h eon e st h a tar et r u e .

T h eor di n ar yon e sar et h e on e sy ouh a v et oqu e s t i on .

I nt h i spage , wef ou n ds omef ac t san df al l ac i e s .

T h ef ac t sar et h ec r azyon e s , an dt h ef al l ac i e s ar et h emu n dan eon e s .

Wedi dt h i sj u s tt or ei t er a t et h epoi n tO’ br i enwast r y i n gt omak e , s ome t i me s , e v enwh eny ou ’ r egu tt el l s y ous ome t h i n gi st ooc r azyt obel i e v e , i tc ans t i l l bet r u e

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E VE R Y ONE

Weeac hwr o t eas t or yt h a twet h ou gh tc ou l dh a v ebeenou toft h ebook“ T h eT h i n gsT h e yCar r i ed” .

E ac hper s on ’ sc h apt er c ou l dr eal l l ybepl ac edan y wh er ei nt h ebook , ast h ebooki smo s t l yac ol l ec t i onofs t or i ed.

Wewr o t ebi zz ar ean ds ads t or i e s t of ol l o wO’ B r i en ’ ss t a t emen tt h a twars t or i e sar eon l yt r u ei ft h e y ’ r eu n bel i e v abl e .

Wet r i edt owr i t et h ems ot h a tt h e ys eemed v er yr eal , bec au s eon et h i n gabou tt h i sbookwast h a ti tdi dn o tr oman t i c i z ewara tal l .

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T H OMAS

Wh enMi t c h el l S an der ss ai dt h er ewasamor al an dt ookt h et h u mbof fofanen emyc or ps e , H en r yDobbi n sas k edwh a tt h e mor al was .

H en r ys ai dt h a th edi dn ’ ts eeamor al .

Mi t c h el l s ai d, “ T h er ei ti s , man . ”H emean tt h a tt h er ei sn omor al i nwar .

I c r ea t edt h i sc ol l ageoft h u mbsbec au s eal t h ou ghi tl ook sal mo s tpoi n t l e s s , i fy ouc on s i dert h emor al -t h a tt h er ei sn omor al i n war —t h eni ti sn ol on gerpoi n t l e s s .

I t ’ sr epr e s en t a t i v eoft h es ou v en i rt h u mbt h a tMi t c h el l t ook .

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On et h i n gabou tt h i sbookt h a tI t h ou gh twasv er yi mpor t an twast h ef ac tt h a ti tdi dn o tgl amou r i z ewarl i k es oman ybook s an dmo v i e sdo .

T h epeopl ei nt h i sbookwer er eal peopl e , an dt h e ywer eal l s c ar edofs ome t h i n g, al l c ar r y i n gt h ei ro wn bu r den s , an dj u s tbei n gh u man s .

I c h o s et h i spi c t u r ef ort h ec o v erbec u as eI f eel l i k ei tr eal l l ydepi c t st h emasor di n ar yh u man s s t r u ggl i n gt of i gh tah or r i bl ewar .

SEAN THAIN

B or nonac ol ds pr i n gi nMar c h1 9 9 7 , S i n c et h ent h ewor l dh asn e v erbeent h es ame , i t st ol dt h a th ek eepsu n i c or n si nh i sbas emen t .

H een j o y ss n o wmobi l i n gan dwomen .

S oy eah , h e sl i k et h ec ool e s t .

RYLEE CRACROFT

B or na tay ou n gage , R y l eeh asal wa y sbeenal o v erofc a t s .

I ti sof t ens ai ds h el o v e s c a t smor et h anpeopl e .

Mo s tofh erf r eet i mei ss pen tt h i n k i n gabou tc a t s .

Ot h ert i me s s h ewr i t e ss u perr ad, h i ppoe t r yan df al l sdo wns k i h i l l st r y i n gt oi mpr e s sdabo y s .

S h e al s os i n gss obeau t i f u l l y , i tmak e st h ean gel sc r y , an dc h oc ol a t emel tou tofy ou rear s .

JACOB POYNER

1 8y earol dL i z ar dmandi s gu i s edasas t u den tt of i n i s hh i sas s i mi l a t i oni n t os oc i e t y .

H i s u l t i ma t egoal i st obec omepr e s i den tan den s l a v eh u man i t yt oh i sL i z ar dmanagen da.

H ei sal s oac on n oi s s eu rofwal k sont h ebeac han df r u i t s .

KATELYN FIELD

T h i sc h i l dpr odi gy( wh oi n v en t edgu ac amol edi p)an dH ogwar t sgr adu a t ec u r r en t l y a t t en dsH ar v ar d, pu r s u i n gadou bl emaj ori nbi oc h emi s t r yan ds u permodel i n g.

S h e h a t e speopl eal mo s tasmu c hass h eh a t e ss u n l i gh tan dc u t ebab yan i mal s .

On c ek i l l ed amanwi t hh erwi c k edl ygor geou ss t ar e .

THOMAS LUNDBERG

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H ei st h er oc k .

T h e h ar dpl ac e .

L i k eawi n df r omt h eNor t h , h es weepsb y , bl o wnf ara wa yf r omh i sh omel an di ns ear c hofgl or yan dh on or .

Wewal ki nt h egar denofh i st u r pu l en c e .

“ Wec ar r i edf ear , gr i ef , t er r or , e v er y t h i n g.

I twasl i k el i v i n gy ou r l i f ei nt h es pac eofac ou pl emi n u t e s , ”r emar k edNor man B o wk eri nani n t er v i e wwi t hr epor t erP a t r i c kS k ogl u n d, “ I ’ v e wan t edn o t h i n gbu tt os l eepu n t i l t h i swari so v er .

I n eedagr i l l s c r u bt oer as et h i smemor y . ”B o wk er ’ spl a t oonwasambu s h ed b yNV Ar egu l ar sal on gt h eS on gT r aB on g.

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Cr o s s s pok ei tabou tt h ei n c i den t , r emar k i n gi twas , “ H or r i bl e .

I was s c ar edan dI s adan dt r y i n gt os h u tmye y e st oi t .

B u ty ouc an ’ t y ouk n o w?I t ’ sk i l l orbek i l l ed, an di fI s t oppedmean dmymen wou l ddi e .

Wh a twou l dI t el l t h ei rf ami l i e s ?‘ S or r y , y ou rs onwas s t abbedi nt h et r en c han dmu dbec au s eI wass c ar ed. ’ I c an ’ t dot h a t . ” Man ymenoft h eB r a v opl a t ooni nAl ph aCompan y s ou gh th el pf r omt h eP s y c h ol ogi c al Cor pst os eekanan s wert o t h ei rf eel i n gs .

I nane xc l u s i v ei n t er v i e wwi t hCpt .

Gar n erabou t t h ef eel i n gsofmeni nba t t l eh eh adt h ef ol l o wi n gt os a y , “ K or ea, WWI I , Vi e t n am, i t ’ sal l n odi f f er en t .

I wast h er ei nK or eaaf t ert h e war , an dt h i si smy2 n dt ou ri n‘ Nam. Wec ar r ymor et h anammo i nou rr u c kan dc i gar e t t e si nou rs l ee v e s .

Weh a v eemo t i on s an df ear sonou rs h ou l der s .

Nobodywan t st odi e .

Nobody wan t st ogoh omeac h an gedman .

Nobodywan t st ot h i n k abou ty ou rf r i en d’ sf ac ebl o wnapar ti ny ou rl ap .

S owebo t t l ei t u p .

Wej u s twai t i n g‘ t i l l i tbr eak s . ”

Ah u gegr ou pofVi e t n ampr o t e s t or s

T h egau r ds menadv an c i n gons t u den t sa tK en tS t a t e

bo o kyo urs t ayi no urbe aut i f ulc o unt r yt o day!

D e a rJ i mmy , I j u s ts t a r t e dane ws e me s t e ra tMo u ntS e b a s t i a n.

I l o v emyp r o fe s s o r .

H eg a v eu r st e a do h i sp v e o rt e mt h ewe o e k e nd .

I t ’ sno tv e r yl o ng , b u tI t h i nki t ’ s s o b e a u t i f u l .

T h i s i s m y f a v o r i t e wa p r a sa r t : ndc “ w h o e nfl n i c tt o t a l l yc e a s e , i no u rwo r l dt h e r es h a lb ep e a c e . p e o p l emu s tl e a r nt og e b l ta a meo l o ng t h , e no r sfo t rb e i ngwr o ng . ”B e a u t i fu l .

S o r r y , I d o n ’ t h a v e m u c h t i m e t o w r i t e t h i s w e e h k o . me S o wo m u r c k h !

J i mmy , t a k ec a r eo fy o u r s e l f.

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De a rF r e d , T h i s i s m yl u c k yp e b b l e .

T a k e i t w i t hy o uw h e r e v e r y o ug o , a n dm yl o v e w i l l k e e p y o us a f e .

Go db l e s s y o ua s y o us e r v e o u r n a t i o n .

I ’ mw a i t i n g h e r e f o r y o u .

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Wi l l i amT i mo t h yO’ B r i enwasbor n Oc t ober1 , 1 9 4 6i nAu s t i n , Mi n n e s o t a.

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H ego tdr af t edi n1 9 6 8 an ds er v edi nt h eVi e t n amWarf r om 1 9 6 9 1 9 7 0i n3 r dP l a t oon , Compan yA, 5 t hB a t t al i on , 4 6 t hI n f an t r yR egi men t .

H i swr i t i n gc ar eers t ar t edwi t hh i s book“ I fI Di eI nAComba tZ on e , B o xMeU pan dS h i pMeH ome ” , r el eas edt or eader si n1 9 7 3 .

On e t t r i bu t ei nO' B r i en ' swor ki st h ebl u r a be t weenf i c t i onan dr eal i t y .

O’ B r i en wr i t e san dl i v e si nc en t r al T e xas , wh er eh er ai s e sh i sy ou n gs on san d t eac h e sf u l l t i mee v er yo t h ery ear a tT e xasS t a t eU n i v er s i t y – S an Mar c o s .

I nal t er n a t ey ear s , h e eac h e ss e v er al wor k s h opst oMF A t s t u den t si nt h ec r ea t i v ewr i t i n gpr ogr am.

H ewont h e1 9 7 9Na t i on al B ook A war d, an dt h eJ ame sF en i mor e CooperF orB e s tH i s t or i c al F i c t i on 1 9 9 5 .

LITERARY ANALYSIS

S T OR Y T E L L I NG: T H ER E ALR E S S U R E CT I ONS T ONE b yT h omasL u n dber g I nT h eT h i n gsT h e yCar r i ed, t h eau t h or , T i mO’ B r i en , t el l sas t or yofh i sf i r s tda t e , L i n da.

S h ewasn i n ey ear sol da t t h et i me , an dt h e ywer ei nl o v e .

Onpage2 1 6 , O’ B r i enwr i t e s , “ E v ent h en , a tn i n ey ear sol d, I wan t edt ol i v ei n s i de h erbody .

I wan t edt omel ti n t oh erbon e s t h a tk i n dofl o v e . ”Ont h ei rdou bl eda t ewi t hh i spar en t s , T i mmy n o t i c edL i n da ’ sr eds t oc k i n gc ap .

I twas n ’ tu n t i l l a t erwh enh i sf r i en dpu l l edt h ec apof ft h a th er eal i z edwh y L i n dawaswear i n gh erc ap .

H ewr i t e sonpage2 2 2 , “ I c ans t i l l s eet h egl o s s ywh i t en e s sofh ers c al p .

S h e was n ’ tbal d.

No tqu i t e .

No tc ompl e t el y .

T h er ewer es omet u f t sofh ai r , l i t t l epa t c h e sofgr a y i s hbr o wnf u zz. ”S h e pas s e sa wa ys e v er al mon t h sl a t er .

S t i l l i ns h oc kofL i n da ’ sdea t h , y ou n gT i mmyn eedspr oof .

H i sf a t h ert ak e sh i mt os eeL i n da ’ sbody .

F r om t h enont h er ei son l yon ewa yt h a th ec anbr i n gh erbac kt ol i f e: dr eami n g.

Wh enh edr eamsofh er , h ewr i t e s man yofh i sdr eamsdo wn .

T h i sal l o wsh i mt owr i t eh i se xper i en c e sdo wn , al l o wi n gh i si magi n a t i ont ot ak eo v er .

S h et r i e st oc al mh i man dmak et h es i t u a t i ons eeml i k ei t ’ sn o tabi gdeal .

B u ts h e ’ sn o tqu i t et h es ame .

B r i n gi n g h erbac kdol i f emak e sh erf eel di f f er en t .

T h i ss i t u a t i onf ol l o wsh an di nh an dwi t hH ar r yP o t t er .

I nt h i sbook , t h er ear et h r eet h i n gst h a tawi z ar d mu s th a v ei nor dert obet h emo s tpo wer f u l wi z ar d: t h ec l oakofi n v i s i bi l i t y , t h eel derwan d, an dt h er e s u r r ec t i on s t on e .

T h er e s u r r ec t i ons t on ebr i n gspeopl ebac kf r omt h edead, bu tt h o s epeopl ewh oar ebr ou gh tf r omt h e deadj u s tar en ’ tt h es ame .

B u tt h i si st h eon l ywa yt obr i n go t h er sf r omt h edead.

Wi t ht h i si nmi n dt h ec h ar ac t er sn o tr e t u r n i n gf r omt h edeadwi t ht h es ames en s eofh appi n e s s T i mO’ B r i endi s c o v er ss ome t h i n gabou t h i ms el f .

T h i sdi s c o v er yi sf ou n dont h el as tpageofT h eT h i n gsT h e yCar r i ed, onpage2 3 3 .

T h r ou ghwr i t i n gh i s s t or i e si nt h i sbook , h er eal i z e st h epo werofas t or y .

I nh i swor ds , h es a y s , “ I ’ l l n e v erdi e .

I ’ ms k i mmi n gac r o s st h e s u r f ac eofmyo wnh i s t or y , mo v i n gf as t , r i di n gt h emel tben ea t ht h ebl ade s , doi n gl oopsan ds pi n s , an dwh enI t ak eah i ghl eapi n t ot h edar kan dc omedo wnt h i r t yy ear sl a t er , I r eal i z ei tasT i mt r y i n gt os a v eT i mmy ’ sl i f e wi t has t or y . ”

POEMBYJ AC OBPOY NER

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He n r yDo b b i n sa n dIs t a r t e dab e tt h a tRa two u l db et h ef i r s to n et ob i t ei t .

Ei t h e rwa y , Ra te x a g g e r a t e dt h i n g s a n y wa y .

Hi ss t o r i e sc h a n g e dd a i l y .

Bu tIg u e s sIc a n ’ tb l a meh i m.

Sod omi n e .

He r ei sas t o r y .

Ama nj o i n st h ea r mya n di sg i v e nar i f l e .

Hes l e e p swi t ht h er i f l e , c a r e sf o rt h er i f l e , a n dg r i p si ti nt i me s o ff e a r .

So o nt h ema nl o v e st h er i f l e , a n dk n o wse v e r yp a r to ft h eg u n .

On ea f t e r n o o ni naf i r e f i g h ti nt h er a i nh ed r o p si t .

Th ema nl o s e sh i sr i f l e , b u th ed o e s n ’ tf o r g e ti t .

Hema yg oh o me .

Lo v eh i swi f e .

Ki s sh i ss o n .

Ho l dh i sd a u g h t e r .

Lo s e e v e r y t h i n g .

Bu th es t i l lr e me mb e r sh i sr i f l e .

An o t h e ro n e .

Du r i n gt h el u l lo ft h eTe tOf f e n s i v e , Al p h aCo mp a n ywa sc a l l e dt op a t r o ln e a rt h ev i l l a g eo fSo n Ha iCh i m.

Ev e r yo t h e rd a ywewe n to u ta n dp l a y e dwi t ht h ec h i l d r e na n dg a v et h e mc a n d yn e a rt h e i rh o o c h e s .

Li e u t e n a n tCr o s s t o l du si twa sawa s t ea n dwh i n e dwh e n e v e rt h eCa p t a i na n dh i sSe r g e a n tMa j o rc a meb yt oo b s e r v eh o wh i sme nwe r e d o i n g .

Af t e ramo n t hKi o way e l l e do u ta st h eCa p t a i ns c u r r i e do u to ft h eb a r r a c k s , “ I fy o uc a r es omu c hg e tu ss o me b e t t e rf o o d !So mes a d i s t i cb a s t a r df i l l e dmyl a s t3MREswi t hp e a n u tb u t t e rs a n d wi c h e s ! ” “ Si ty o u rd u mbp a s t ya s sd o wn !Th e s eg o o k sd o n ’ th a v ea n y t h i n gb u tr i c ea n db a mb o ot oe a t . ”Sn a p p e dLt .

Cr o s s .

No o n ep a i da n ya t t e n t i o n , h ewa sl o o k i n gf o rs o mes o r to fme d a lt oma k eu pf o rTe dLa v e n d e r ’ sd e a t h .

Do b b i n swa ss i c k , s p e wi n go u tb o t he n d sf r o mt h o s emo s q u i t o st h a ta t ey o ua l i v e .

Th ej o k ewa st h a twes p r a y e ds omu c h DDTt h a tt h e yt u r n e di n t oSu p e r ma n Mo s q u i t o e s .

Ou rp a t r o lwa sd o wnama n , s owep u l l e dama nf r o mCh a r l i eCo mp a n y .

Hi sn a mewa sSwe e t ma n , ab i gb l a c kg u yf r o mAl a b a ma .

Het o l du st oc a l lh i mHa wk , o na c c o u n to fh i su n c a n n y a b i l i t yt os p o tt h i n g sb e f o r ea n y o n ee l s e .

Na t u r a l l yh ewa so np o i n t .

Do b b i n ’ sM6 0wa so u to fc o mmi s s i o n , s oIwa s c h o s e nt oh u mpi t , Bo wk e rc a r r i e dt h ea mmoi nf r o n to fme .

Th et h e o r ywa si fwec a meu n d e rf i r ef r o mt h ef r o n t , t h e ma nwi t ht h ea mmowo u l dg e twh a c k e df i r s t .

Sot h eg u nwo u l ds t i l lb eo p e r a b l e .

No b o d ys a i di th a dt oma k es e n s e .

Ona r r i v i n ga tSo n Ha iCh i m, weg r e e t e dt h el o c a l swi t hs mi l e sa n dh u g s , b e f o r ewet u r n e dt h e i rmu dh u t su p s i d ed o wn f o rAKs , RPGs , a n dd o p e .

Swe e t ma nwa se x a c t l yh o wh es o u n d e d , h i sd e e ps o u t h e r nd r a wlt e r r i f i e dt h ec h i l d r e na tf i r s t , b u ta ss o o na sh ep u l l e do u tt h ec a n d ya n dMREst h e ys wa r me dh i m.

Ra ta n dIs t o o da l o n g s i d eah o o c hs h a r i n gac i g a r e t t e , wa t c h i n gSwe e t ma n ’ sf a c es p l i ti na ni v o r yg r i n . “ Wh e r e ’ st h eGo o k ? ”c o mme n t e dRa t , l o o k i n ga r o u n dt h ev i l l a g e .

Go o kwa sab o y , ma y b e7y e a r so l d , t h a ta l wa y sr a nu pt oDo b b i n so np a t r o l .

Hel o v e dDo b b i n s , a n dh el o v e dh i m.

I fi t wa sr a i n i n g , h ewo u l dg i v et h eGo o kb l a n k e t sa n dma t c h e s .

Du r i n gt h eh o tmo n t h sh ewo u l dc a r r yh i mo nh i ss h o u l d e r s a n dg i v eh i mh i sh e l me tt owe a r . “ Id o n ’ tk n o w, p r o b a b l yl o o k i n gf o rDo b b i n s .

Heh a s n ’ tmi s s e dap a t r o ly ak n o w” .

Th e k i d sc l e a r e do u ta wa yf r o mSwe e t ma nwh e nh er a no u to fc a n d y . “ Wh a ta b o u ty o ub u d ?Yo uwa n tar i d eo nmys h o u l d e r s ? ”Swe e t ma nc a l l e do u t , s p o t t i n gt h eGo o k .

Th eGo o kt o o ko f f a n dg a v eSwe e t ma nab e a rh u ga n dy e l l e d“ GIn u mb e r1 ” !

Wec l e a n e du pSwe e t ma na smu c ha swec o u l d , b u tt h eb l a s twa sc o v e r e dmo s t l yb yh i m.

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Mo s t l yIv o mi t e d .

Bo wk e rt o o kap i e c eo fj a wb o n ei nt h ef o r e a r m.

I td i d n ’ tb o t h e rh i mt o o mu c h .

Yo uo n l yn e e do n eh a n dt os h o o tc i v i l i a n s , a n dt h e r mi t ei g n i t e swi t has h o t .

Ig u e s sh ewa sl u c k y .

Is t i l lr e me mb e r Ki o was i n g i n gMi c k e yMo u s eCl u b h o u s e , b u tc h a n g i n gt h ewo r d st o“ b u r nt h es l a n t s , a n dd i e , d i ed i e , ” !Th a n kGo df o r mo s q u i t o e s .

BY: Rylee Cracroft E

v e nt h o u g hn oo n ee v e rh e a r df r o mMa r yAn n e , Ra tKi l e yh a dmo r es t o r i e s .

Th e r ewa so n l yo n eh ee v e rt o l da g i a n .

Af t e rd a r k , o n en i g h t , Ra tc a meo v e rt omyf o xh o l e .

Ir e me mb e r , h es a i d , h o ws h eg o ta l lt h o s et o n g u e s .

Ev e r y o n ee l s e h a dg o n et h e i ro wnwa yf o rt h en i g h t , s oi twa so n l ymea n dh i m.

Th a td a yIr a ni n t oEd d i eDi a mo n di nBa n g k o kh e t o l dme , Ta rs a i do n l yl o u de n o u g hf o rmet oh e a r .

Hes a tt h e r ei ns i l e n c ef o rs ol o n gIt h o u g h th el e f t .

I twa so n eo ft h o s en i g h t swh e nt h eo n l yl i g h tl e f ti nt h es k y wa sj u s te n o u g hs t a r st os e et h eh a r dt h es i l h o u e t t eo fs o me o n es t a n d i n gr i g h tn e x tt oy o u .

I t ’ st h e s ep a r t so fwa rt h a t y o uc a n ’ tu n d e r s t a n du n l e s sy o ul i v et h e m, a n de v e ns o me t i me swh e ny o ud ol i v et h e m, y o us t i l ld o n ’ tu n d e r s t a n d t h e m.

Th es t o r i e s .

Th e yr i py o ua p a r ti n s i d e , t r y i n gt og r a s pt h e m, b e l i e v et h e m.

Orn o tb e l i e v et h e m.

An dwi t hRa t Ki l e y , y o uc o u l dn e v e rr e a l l yb es u r e , b u twh e nh es p o k ea g a i n , y o uc o u l df e e li t .

Th ewr e n c h i n gf e e l i n gy o ug e ti n d e e pi ny o u rg u t s .

I tj u s tma k e smes i c k , h ewh i s p e r e d .

Ia l wa y swo n d e r e dwh e r ea l lt h o s eb o d i e sc a mef r o m.

Sme l l e ds ob a di n t h es h a c k .

Th e r ewa sn owa yt h e ywe r ef r e s h .

Ed d i et o l dmea b o u tt h ep a n i ci nav i l l a g ec a l l e dTr aBo n g , af e wmi l e s a wa yf r o mt h eme d i c a le n c a mp me n t .

Hes a i d , Ra tc o n t i n u e d , t h a tawh o l eb u n c ho fp e o p l ef r o mt h eh o s p i t a lh a dg o n e mi s s i n g .

Nor e a s o n , n ot r a c el e f tb e h i n d .

J u s tg o n e .

Th e r ewe r en oc l u e sa st owh e r et h e ymi g h th a v ed i s a p p e a r e dt o , u n t i ls o me o n ef o u n dab a d g et h a tb e l o n g e dt oaGr e e nBe r e tu n i f o r mt h a th a df a l l e nb e n e a t hab u s hn e a rt h eh o s p i t a l b u i l d i n g .

Af e wd a y sa f t e rt h ed i s c o v e r y , as e a r c hb e g a ni nt h emo u n t a i n sa r o u n dt h ev i l l a g e .

Th emo u n t a i n swh e r et h e me d i c a ld e t a c h e me n tl i e .

Th ec a mpwa ss e v e r a lmi l e sa wa yf r o mTr aBo n g , b u to n c et h e yf o u n di t , i to n l yt o o kaf e w h o u r st of i g u r eo u tt h a ts o me t h i n gwa swr o n g .

Th e r ewa sa na i ro ft e n s i o na r o u n dt h ewh o l es i t e , e s p e c i a l l yn e a rt h e Sp e c i a lFo r c e sa r e a .

Byn o w, wo r dh a dg o t t e na r o u n da b o u twh a th a dh a p p e n e dt h a tn i g h tMa r kFo s s i eh a df a l l e ni n t o t h eh o o t c h .

Th e ya l lk n e wwh a twa sh i d d e nb e h i n dt h ewa l l s , b u tn oo n es a i dawo r da st h e ywa t c h e dt h es e a r c hp a r t y g a t h e ro u t s i d et h ef e n c e .

Th eGr e e n i e swe r en o ta r o u n d , s oaf e wme mb e r sf r o mt h ep a r t ywe n ti n s i d e ;b e f o r et h e yc o u l de v e nr e a c ht h e d o o rt h e ywe r er e t c h i n g .

Th es me l lf r o mt h er o t t i n gb o d i e sh a dg r o wns op u n g e n ti twa ss e e p i n gt h r o u g ht h ewa l l so f t h eh u t .

Co v e r i n gt h e i rn o s e swi t ht h et o po ft h e i rs h i r t s , t h e yp u s h e dt h ed o o ro p e n , t h i st i met h r o wi n gu p , n o tf r o mt h e s me l l , b u tt h es i g h to ft h ed e a d , d e c a y i n gb o d i e s .

Ra ts t o p p e da n dwa i t e d .

Hewa s n ’ twa i t i n gf o rq u e s t i o n so ru n d e r s t a n d i n g .

Hewa sl e t t i n gt h es t o r ys e t t l ei n .

Th eb o d i e st h e yf o u n dwe r et h emi s s i n gp e o p l ef r o mt h ev i l l a g e , Ra tb r e a t h e dh e a v i l yi n t ot h ec h i l l e da i r .

Th o s e we e k sMa r yAn n eh a dr a na wa y , s h eh a dg o n ed o wnt oTr aBo n gwi t ht h eGr e e n i e s .

Th e ywe n tt ot h eh o s p i t a la n dt o l d a l lt h e s ei n n o c e n tp e o p l ewh oh a db e e nh u r tf r o mt h ewa rt h a tt h e yc o u l dh e l pt h e mb e c a u s et h e ywo r k e di nas p e c i a l me d i c a ld e t a c h me n tf o rt h ewa r .

Th e yg a i n e dt h e i rt r u s t .

Th et r u s to ft h ep a t i e n t sa n dt h es t a f f .

Al lt h e s ewo u n d e d p e o p l en e e d e dh e l p .

Th e yn e e d e da n y t h i n gt h e yc o u l dg e t .

SoMa r yAn n ewo r k e dwi t ht h e m.

Sh e , a n dt h eGr e e n i e s , wo r k e di nt h eh o s p i t a lf o rwe e k s , a n dma d et h e ma l lb e l i e v et h e ywe r er e a l l yt h e r et oh e l p .

Toma k et h i n g sb e t t e r .

Th e y f e dt h e , wa s h e dt h e m, r e b a n d a g e dt h e m.

Ra tt r a i l e do f f , h i sv o i c es t a r t i n gt os h a k e .

Ev e nh ec o u l d n ’ tb e l i e v et h es t o r yh ewa st e l l i n g ;d i d n ’ twa n tt o b e l i e v ei t .

On ed a y , h ec o n t i n u e d , Ma r yAn n ewe n tt oas ma l lg r o u po fp a t i e n t sa n dt o l dt h e mt h a ti ft h e yc a mb a c kt ot h e me d i c a lc a mpwi t hh e ra n dh e rf r i e n d s , t h e ywo u l dg e tamu c hb e t t e rt r e a t me n tt h a na n y t h i n gt h e ywe r eg e t t i n gh e r e .

Upt h e r e , t h e r ewo u l d n ’ tb es omu c ho far i s ko fg e t t i n gh u r ta g a i n .

Sot h a tn i g h t , a f t e rd u s k , Ma r yAn n ea n dt h eGr e e n i e ss n u c kt h ep a t i e n t so u to ft h eh o s p i t a la n dl e dt h e mu pt ot h emo u n t a i n st o wa r d st h ec a mp ;n o te v e nami l eu pt h e t r a i l , e a c ho ft h ep a t i e n t sd r o p p e dd e a d .

Ea r l i e rt h a te v e n i n g , Ma r yAn n eh a dp o i s o n e dt h ef o o dt h e ywo u l db es e r v e d f o rd i n n e r .

Sh ep o i s o n e di tj u s te n o u g hs ot h a ti two u l d n ’ tk i l lt h e mu n t i ls h ec o u l dg e tt h e ma wa yf r o mt h ev i l l a g e wh e r en oo n ewo u l df i n dt h e m.

Ma n , Id o n ’ tu n d e r s t a n d , Ra ts a i d .

Id o n ’ tg e ti t .

Wh a tma k e sap e r s o nwa n tt ok i l lf o rn or e a s o n ?Af t e rs e e i n gwa r .

Af t e rs e e i n gwh a ti td o e s .

Sh e ’ ss i c k .

Th e y ’ r ea l ls i c k .

Af t e ra l lt h ep a t i e n t st h e ywe r eb r i n g i n gu pt ot h ed e t a c h me n th a dd r o p p e dd e a d , t h es e v e no ft h e m, Ma r yAn n e a n dt h es i xGr e e n i e s , d r a g g e dt h e i rb o d i e st h er e s to ft h ewa yu pt h emo u t a i n .

Th e yg o tb a c kt ot h ec a mpj u s ta f t e r mi d n i g h t .

Di t c h i n gt h eb o d i e saf e wh u n d r e dme t e r e sa wa ywh e r en o n eo ft h es o l d i e r e swo u l ds e et h e mi ft h e y h a p p e n e dt ob ea wa k e , t h e ywa l k e dt h er e s to ft h ewa yt oc h e c kt h eg r o u n d s .

Ed d i et o l dme , Ra ts a i d , h eh e a r df r o mo n eo ft h eGr e e n i e st h a tt h e ys a wmes i t t i n go u t s i d es mo k i n g , s ot h e y j u s twa l k e db a c kt ot h e i rh o o t c h , a n dwo u l dg e tt h eb o d i e sl a t e r .

Th en e x tt i mea n y o n es a wMa r yAn n eo ra n yo ft h eGr e e n i e swa st h en i g h tFo s s i er a ni n t ot h eh u t .

Af t e rt h a t , n o o n ee v e rr e a l l ys a wMa r yAn n ea g a i n .

Sh ea n dt h eGr e e n i e swe r ea l wa y sg o n eo u to na mb u s h e s .

So me t i me sf o rs e v e r a l n i g h t sa tat i me .

Ev e r yt i mes h ewa sa r o u n d , s h ea l wa y sh a dh e rn e c k l a c eo ft o n g u e sa r o u n dh e rn e c k .

Th en i g h tt h e y we n tb a c kt og e tt h eb o d i e s , Ma r yAn n eh a dc u ta l lt h e i rt o n g u e so f fa sas o r to ft r o p h i ef o rwh a ts h eh a da c c o mp l i s h e d .

Upu n t i lt h ed a ys h ed i s a p p e a r e df o rg o o di n t ot h eh i l l s , s h ewo r et h e ma r o u n dh e rn e c k .

Th el a s tt i mes h ewa ss e e na r o u n dc a mpwa st h ed a ya f t e rt h es e a r c hp a r t yh a db e e ni nt h eh u t .

Ass o o na ss h eg o two r d t h a ts o me o n eh a db e e nu pi nt h ea r e af r o mt h ev i l l a g es h er a na n dwa sn e v e rs e e na g a i n .

Noo n er e a l l yk n o wswh ys h e l e f t , b u ti th a sb e e nh e a r df r o mt h eGr e e n i e st h a ts h eg o ts c a r e do fg e t t i n gf o u n do u t .

Sc a r e dt h a ts h ewo u l dg e ts e n t b a c kh o me , s os h et u r n e dt a i la n dr a nt ot h emo u n t a i n s , wh e r es h e ’ db ea b l et of o r e v e rr e ma i ni nt h ec o u n t r ys h eh a d g r o wnt ol o v e .

BY: Thomas Lundberg I a l mo s td i e do n c e .

We l l , Ic o u l d ’ v ed i e dma n yt i me s , b u tt h i so n ewa st h ec l o s e s t .

On ea f t e r n o o n , Iwa so u to np a t r o l

n e a rt h eSo n gTr aBo n gRi v e rwi t hRa tKi l e y .

Th i swa so n eo ft h el o n g e s td a y so fmyl i f e .

Th i sn i g h twa saq u i e tn i g h t .

To oq u i e t .

Th ej u n g l es e e me dt oh a v ead e c e i v i n gs e n s eo fp e a c e .

Re g a r d l e s s , wes t a r t e do u t , h e a d i n ga wa yf r o mt h e r i v e r .

Th e r e ’ so n et h i n ga b o u tb e i n go np a t r o l .

Yo u ’ r et a u g h tt on o tma k eas o u n d .

Yo uc a n ’ te v e ns n e e z e .

On eg u y d o e ss o me t h i n gs t u p i da n dy o ue n du pl i k eTe dLa v e n d e r .

Th i sn i g h ti sd a r k .

Nomo o n .

Nos o u n d .

Yo uj u s twa l ku p o v e rt h eh i l la n dd o wnt h eh i l la n da r o u n dt h eh i l la n da l lt h et i mej u s tt h i n k i n go fh o ws o me o n ei sp r o b a b l ywa t c h i n g y o u .

So mes e v e n t e e n y e a r o l dt h a tl o v e sma t h e ma t i c s .

So me o n ewh owa sa f r a i dt og ot owa ra n dwo u l dr a t h e rg e t k i l l e dt h a nd i s h o n o rh i sf a mi l ya n dv i l l a g e .

So mec o wa r dwh od i d n ’ te v e ns h o o tag u nu n t i lh ee n l i s t e d .

Hef a i n t sa tt h e s i g h to fb l o o da n dd o e s n ’ tc a r ef o rv i o l e n tmo v i e s .

Hel o v e ds c h o o l .

Hel o v e dwa k i n gu pe v e r ymo r n i n ga n dg o i n gt o s c h o o la n dd o i n gh i sh o me wo r ka n dr e a d i n gh i sc h e mi s t r yb o o k .

Soa f t e rac o u p l eo fh o u r sy o ug e tu s e dt ot h eq u i e t n e s s .

I tr e a l l yi s n ’ tt h a tq u i e ta n y mo r e .

Th e r ea r ewe i r d n o i s e st h a ty o ud i d n ’ tn o t i c eb e f o r e .

Li k et h e y ’ v ea l wa y sb e e nt h e r eb u ty o uf i n a l l ys t a r tn o t i c i n gt h e m.

Th e nIl i s t e n h a r d e r .

Ik e e ph e a r i n gmo r en o i s e s .

Li k ewe i r de c h o e sa n ds t u f f .

It r yt oi g n o r ei t .

Bu tt h ef u n n yt h i n gi s , i tj u s tma k e s y o ut h i n ka b o u ti tmo r e . “ J u s tl i v i n gt h en i g h t l i f e , ”s o mewo u l ds a y .

Th a ts a y i n gme a n sah e c ko fawh o l el o tmo r e wh e ni t ’ sj u s ty o ua n dy o u rb u d d ya n dt h et r e e sa n dt h ee c h o e sa n dt h emo s q u i t o e sa n da l la l o n gi t ’ sl i k es o me o n ei s t u r n i n gu pt h ev o l u me .

Li k es o meg o o nc a nr e a dy o u rt h o u g h t sa n dk n o wsj u s twh e nt os n a pat wi g .

Bu tt h et h i n gi s , t h et wi gn e v e ra c t u a l l ys n a p s .

Orma y b ei td i d .

Th a t ’ swh a th a p p e n swh e ny o u ’ r eo u to np a t r o l .

Yo uc a n ’ tt e l li fy o u t o l dt h et wi gt os n a pi ny o u rh e a do ri fs o mePa p a s a ni sme s s i n gwi t hy o u rmi n dl i k es o mek i n do fp u p p e ts h o w.

I t ’ s l i k eh et e l l sy o ut os n a pt h et wi g .

Soy o ud o .

I ny o u rmi n dy o us a yt h a ti tn e v e rh a p p e n e d .

An dy o u ’ r er i g h t .

Ory o uc a n a l s os a yt h a tt h ewh o l ed a n gt r e es n a p p e di nh a l f .

An dy o u ’ r ea l s or i g h t .

An o t h e rt h i n ga b o u tb e i n go np a t r o li st h a tt h e r e ’ sn op o i n t .

I fy o uf i n ds o me t h i n gwo r t hr e p o r t i n g , i t ’ sp r o b a b l yt o o l a t e .

No to n l yt h a t , b u ty o uj u s twa l kt h r o u g ht h er o u g h e s tp a r to ft h ej u n g l eu n t i lh a l fy o u rt i mei su p , t h e ny o uwa l k b a c k .

Nop o i n t .

Yo uc a n ’ te v e nu s et h et r a i l s , b e c a u s ei fy o ud o , s o meg o o nwi l ll i g h ty o uu pl i k eaf i r e c r a c k e ro nt h e Fo u r t ho fJ u l y .

An y wa y , s oI ’ mwa l k i n gt h r o u g ht h ej u n g l ea n dIh e a rl a u g h i n g .

Ac t u a ll a u g h i n g .

Li k es o mep a r t yi nt h emi d d l e o ft h en i g h t .

Th a t ’ swh a ti ti s , l i k es o meb i gs wa n kg o o kp a r t yj u s tb e y o n dt h eh i l l .

I t ’ sc r a z y , Ik n o w.

Bu tt h i si sNa m.

Th e nIh e a rt h ec l a n k i n go ft h ec h a mp a g n eg l a s s e sa n dt h e r e ’ sn od o u b t .

Th e nt h e r e ’ sa l lt h ed i f f e r e n tv o i c e s .

Li k et h e mo u n t a i ni st a l k i n g .

No ts o meMa ma s a nh a v i n gan o r ma lc o n v e r s a t i o n .

I t ’ st h er o c k s .

I t ’ st h et r e e s .

I t ’ st h ef o ga n dt h e g r a s sa n dt h eb u s h e sa n dt h ewh o l eg o s hd a n gf o r e s t .

I fIs t a y e da n yl o n g e ri nt h i sf o r e s t , Iwo u l de n du pl i k eRa t Ki l e y ’ sg i r l .

Iwo u l d n ’ tb et h es a me .

No b o d yl e a v e st h es a me .

Th i si sNa m.Iwi s hIc o u l db eb a c kh o me .

Th e ywo u l d u n d e r s t a n d .

I fo n l yt h e yc o u l dl i s t e nt o oa n dk n o wt h a tt h ewh o l ep l a c ei sc u r s e d .

Wewo u l dc a l li nt h ea r t i l l e r ya n dt h e c h o p p e r sa n dt h et a n k s .

Na p a l mt h ewh o l ef o r e s t .

Bu tt h et h i n gi s , t h a two u l d n ’ tma k ei tg oa wa y .

Th i si sNa m.

AsI ’ ms t a n d i n gt h e r eIh e a rt h a tt wi gs n a pi nh a l f .

So me t h i n gt u r n e di nme .

Li k eIj u s tl e tmyb o d yt a k eo v e r a n dIb l o wt h et wi gt os h r e d s .

Li k eIl e a v emyb o d ya n di tt a k e so v e r .

Ib l o wa wa yt h et a l k i n gr o c k sa n dt h et a l k i n g g r a s sa n dt h et a l k i n gf o ga n dt h et a l k i n gt r e e s .

Th e nIwa k eu pwi t hRa tl o o k i n go v e rme .

I ’ md e a d .

OrIt h o u g h t .

Li k eIc a meb a c kf r o mt h ed e a d .

Il i f tmy h e a d .

I ’ ml i k eaf i s ho u to fwa t e r .

Ev e r ymu s c l ei nmyb o d yi sg o n e .

Mya r mi sb a n d a g e d . “ Yo us h o ty o u r s e l f , ”h es a i d , “ a n dd a n gn e a rs h o tme . ” “ So r r y , ”Ima n a g e d , “ Id o n ’ tk n o wwh a th a p p e n e d . ” “ Le t ’ sg e to u to fh e r e .

Yo un e e ds o mer e s t . ” “ Re a l l y , ma nI ” “ No tawo r d .

Yo uo weme . ” Th en e x tt h i n gIk n o wwe ’ r ea tc a mp , l i k en o t h i n gh a p p e n e d .

Li k en o b o d yc a r e s .

Li k et h e ya l lk n o wa b o u tt h e n i g h t l i f e .

Bu tt h a t ’ st h ewo r s tp a r ta b o u tg o i n go np a t r o l .

No b o d ywi l le v e rk n o w.

Ev e ni fy o ut e l lt h e m.

I t ’ st h i n g st h a t h a p p e nl i k et h i st h a tma k es o l d i e r sg oc r a z y .

I t ’ sn o tt h eb a t t l e sa n dt h eg u n sa n dt h et a n k sa n dt h ef i r e .

I t ’ st h ef o r e s t a n dt h er i v e ra n dt h eg r a s sa n dt h ef o ga n dt h et i n yp e b b l et h a ty o uf o c u so nl i k ei t ’ st h el a s tt h i n gt h a ty o u ’ l le v e rs e e .

I t ’ st h ewh o l ef o r e s t .

I t ’ st h ewh o l emo u n t a i n .

I t ’ st h ewh o l ec o u n t r y .

Th i si sNa m.

BY: Katelyn Field

Ev e r yma nh a da tl e a s to n es t o r yt oma k ey o u rs p i n et i n g l e , a n de v e r yma nl e a r n e dn o tt ot h i n kt o oh a r da b o u ti ft h e ywe r e t r u eo rn o t .

Wh e ny o u ’ r eo u tt h e r e ;i nt h ej u n g l e , i nt h es wa p , wh e r e v e ry o ua r e , y o ug oc r a z y .

I t ’ sn o th a r d .

On es e c o n da s o l d i e rwi l lb ep e r f e c t l ys a n e , i n t e l l i g e n t -ag e n i u se v e n .

Th en e x th e ’ sg o tt h i sp o u n d i n gi nh i ss k u l la n dh e c k , I ’ v es e e n g r o wnme nc r yo u tt h e r e .

We ’ v ea l le x p e r i e n c e di t .

Th i sa i n ’ tn owa l ki nt h ep a r k .

Th i si swa r , a n dI ’ ds a yt h ewo r s to f t h e ma l l .

Ime a n , wed o n ’ te v e nk n o wwh a twe ’ r ef i g h t i n gf o ro u th e r emo s to ft h et i me .

I tf e e l sl i k ewa n d e r i n g .

Se ewh a tI me a n ?Wa n d e r i n ga r o u n dwi t hab u n c ho fo t h e rs o l d i e r si nt h es wa pd o e s n ’ td og o o dt h i n g st oy o u rh e a d .

On et h i n gi td o e st oy o u rh e a di sc a u s ey o ut oa s kal o to fq u e s t i o n s .

Az a rd i d n ’ td e s e r v et od i e .

Noo n er e a l l yd i d .

Ig u e s s h er e a l l yd i dt h o u g h .

Heb l e wa p a r tt h a tp u p p ya n dl a u g h e da b o u ti ta f t e r wa r d s , Ime a n , y o ud o n ’ tk i l lap u p p y .

SoIg u e s s i ts e r v e sh i mr i g h th et o o kamo r t a rr o u n dt oh i sl e g s .

I td o e s n ’ tma k ei tr i g h t , b u th ec o u l dh a v ed e s e r v e di t .

Ma y b ewea l l d e s e r v e dt h et h i n g st h a th a p p e n e dt ou s .

Ime a n , wed i dt h o s es a met h i n g st ot h eVi e t n a ms o l d i e r s , d i d n ’ twe ?I s n ’ tt h a tt h e ma i nq u e s t i o ni nt h ee n d ?Wh od e s e r v e dwh a t , a n dwh od i dwh a t , a n dwh owa so nwh o s es i d e ?Wa ri saq u e s t i o ni ni t s e l f .

No to n eq u e s t i o nr e a l l y , b u tab u n c ho fl i t t l eo n e s .

Ha r do n e s , t o o .

Qu e s t i o n st h a tu s u a l l ye n dap e r s o n ’ sl i f e .

Qu e s t i o n s l i k e , i fIt h r o wt h i sg r e n a d ea tt h i sma nwh a twi l lh a p p e n ?Ime a n , y o uc o u l db ek i l l i n gas p yf r o mt h eVi e tKo n g , o ry o u c o u l dh a v ej u s tmu r d e r e dac i v i l i a n .

Noma t t e rwh a tt h ea n s we rwa s , y o uk n e wt h e r ewa s n ’ ta no p t i o n .

Yo ut h r e wt h e g r e n a d e .

Th a t ’ swh a ty o u ’ r et r a i n e dt od o .

Yo ut h r o wt h eg r e n a d ea n dt h ey o us t a r ea tt h es t a rs h a p e dh o l ea n dh i sj a wi n h i sn e c k .

Yo uk i l lb e c a u s ey o u ’ r et o oa f r a i dn o tt o .

Weg ot owa rb e c a u s ewe ’ r et o oa f r a i dn o tt o .

Wh e ny o u ’ r eo u to np a t r o l , e v e r y t h i n gk i n d ab l e n d st o g e t h e r .

Da y sp a s sa n dy o ud o n ’ tr e a l l yr e a l i z ei t .

Yo uma r c h b a c ka n df o r t h , o nt h eb r i n ko fg o i n gc r a z y , b u tn o tq u i t ec a u s ey o uk n o wt h e r e ’ ss o mer e a s o ny o u ’ r eo u th e r e .

I t ’ sl i k e o n el o n gn i g h ts c a t t e r e dwi t hr a n d o mo c c u r r e n c e s .

Li k eCu r ts t e p p i n gi n t ot h el i g h t , a n dt h e nj u s ta sq u i c k l yg o n e .

Li k eKi o was i n k i n gi n t ot h a ts t i n k i n gc r a ph o l e .

Li k eAz a rb l o wi n gu pt h a tp u p p y .

OrRa ta n dt h eb u f f a l o .

Th es t o r i e s c o u l dg oo nf o r e v e r , a n dt h e yd i d .

I tf e l tl i k ef o r e v e ro u tt h e r e .

J u s tu sa n dt h es t o r i e s .

Th a t ’ sh o wwek e p to u r s e l v e s o c c u p i e dh a l ft h et i me , t e l l i n gs t o r i e s .

Wet o l ds oma n ys t o r i e so u tt h e r et h a ts o o ne n o u g hy o us t a r t e dt of o r g e twh a t wa sr e a l i t ya n dwh a twa sas t o r y .

Th es t o r i e sa l wa y sc a mea l i v ea tn i g h t , c u r l e di n t oo u rf o x h o l e s , wo n d e r i n gh o w ma n ymo r ed a y si two u l db eu n t i lwewe r es h o to rt h i swh o l et h i n ge n d e d .

J i mmyh a dh i sg i r lt od r e a ma b o u t .

Th a t wa sh i swa yo fe s c a p i n gi ta l l , a n dweh a do u rs t o r i e s .

J i mmywa sag o o dma n , t h a t ’ sf o rs u r e .

Hen e v e rr e a l l ys t o p p e df e e l i n gg u i l t ya b o u tTe d ’ sd e a t h .

Al wa y sb l a me d h i ms e l ff o ri t , a n dn o b o d ywa se v e rr e a l l ys u r ei ft h a twa sr i g h to rn o t .

Ime a n , t h eg u ywa st a k i n gap i s s .

Th e r e ’ sn o wa yJ i mmyc o u l dh a v es a v e dh i m, d a yd r e a mi n go rn o t .

Id o n ’ tt h i n kh ee v e ra c t u a l l yl e tt h a to n eg o .

I ’ ms u r p r i s e d J i mmyn e v e rwe n tc r a z y .

Ime a n , r e a l l yc r a z y .

Wewe r ea l lc r a z yb u tma n , J i mmyh a de v e r yr e a s o nt ob ef u l lo nc r a z y .

Al wa y swr i t i n gag i r lwh on e v e rt r u l yl o v e dh i mb a c k .

I twa sh e a r t b r e a k i n gf o rh i m, It h i n k .

Th ef a c tt h a th en e v e r wo nh e ro v e ra n dt h ed e a t h so fTe da n dKi o wac o mb i n e dt o o kat o l lo nh i m.

J i mmya l wa y sk e p th i sc o o l .

Wek n e wh ewa sc r a z y , b u th es u r ewa s n ’ td u mb .

We l la f t e rt h o s ed e a t h sh el o s th i sc o o l f o rab i t .

On en i g h tIwa sh a v i n gt r o u b l ef a l l i n ga s l e e p , mo r et h a nn o r ma l , a n dIwa sl a y i n gt h e r el o o k i n ga tt h es t a r s wh e nIh e a r dap e c u l i a rn o i s e .

I ts o u n d e dl i k ewe e p i n g .

Su r e , e v e r y o n ec r i e ss o me t i me si nwa r , b u tIwa ss u r p r i s e dt o s e eJ i mmys i t t i n go nt h ed i r tal i t t l ewa y so f ff r o mc a mp , j u s tb a wl i n g .

Ba wl i n gl i k eab a b ys t r a i g h to u to ft h ewo mb .

Th e nh eg o tu pa n ds t a r t e dwa l k i n g .

Id e c i d e dt of o l l o wh i m, j u s tt ok e e pa ne y eo nh i m.

Th ema nh a dc r a c k e da n dI c o u l dt e l l .

Th ewe i r dp a r twa s , h ewa s n ’ twa l k i n gl i k eh e ’ dc r a c k e d , o rl i k eh ewa sh a l fa s l e e po rh a l fc r a z e do r a n y t h i n g .

Hewa swa l k i n gl i k eh ek n e we x a c t l ywh e r eh ewa sg o i n g , a n dh ewa si nah u r r y .

I twa sa no d ds i g h tc o n s i d e r i n gwewe r ei nt h emi d d l eo fn o wh e r e .

He ’ swa l k i n ga l o n ga n dI ’ mf o l l o wi n gaf e wf e e tb e h i n d , o u to fs i g h t , wh e n a l lo fas u d d e nh es t o p s .

J u s ts t o p sr i g h tt h e r ei nt h emi d d l eo ft h eVi e t n a me s ewi l d e r n e s s .

Ri g h tt h e r eh ej u s ts i t sd o wn a n ds t a r t sh o wl i n g , l i k eh i sad a n g e dwe r e wo l fo rs o me t h i n g .

I twa s n ’ tac r y i n gh o wl , i twa sas t r a i g h tu pwo l fc a l l .

Ne v e ri nmyl i f eh a v eIb e e ns ot e r r i f i e d , Is we a r .

Myh a i rs t o o ds t r a i g h tu po nmyh e a d , y e tIc o u l d n ’ th e l pb u tl a u g h !

Ho wt o r t u r o u sa n dmi s e r a b l emu s tama n ’ sf e e l i n g sb ei no r d e rt oc a u s eh i mt ot h i n kh e ’ ss o mes o r to fawe r e wo l f ?

Ma n , J i mmywa so n et o r t u r e ds o u l .

Iwa n t e dt ot u r n , t or u nb a c kt oc a mp , b u tIc o u l d n ’ tl e a v et h ep o o rg u yt h e r eo n h i so wn .

Wh e nh ewa sd o n ewi t ht h eh o wl i n g , h eb r o k eb a c kd o wnt os o b b i n g .

Ip i c k e dt h ema nu pa n dc a r r i e dh i m b a c kt oc a mpa f t e ra nh o u ro rs o .

Yo uc a n ’ ts t a yo u tt h e r ea tn i g h t .

We i r dt h i n g sh a p p e n .

Th i n g sl i k eme nt h i n k i n g t h e y ’ r ewo l v e so rwo me nwh o ’ v et u r n e di n t oa n i ma l so rr o c k st h a ts i n ga n dy o ur e a l l yn e v e rk n o wwh a ti sh a p p e n i n g .

Th en e x tmo r n i n g , Ima d ee y ec o n t a c twi t hJ i mmy , t os e ei fh e ’ dr e me mb e r e da n y t h i n gf r o mt h en i g h tb e f o r e .

Ic o u l d t e l lt h a th eh a dn oi d e a .

Is u r ef e l tb a df o rt h a tma n , b u tt h e na g a i nh ep r o b a b l ywo u l d ’ v el o s th i sl a s ts h r e do fd i g n i t y k n o wi n gI ’ ds e e nh i mh o wll i k eawo l fa n db a wll i k ean e wb o r na l li no n en i g h t .

An y o n ewo u l d .

BY: Sean Thain Ih e a r dg u n f i r e .

Th es o u n dp i e r c et h r o u g ht h eb r a n c h e sf a ra wa y .

Ho wf a r ?Is u p p o s e . . . t h i r t yme t e r s .

Iwa sg e t t i n gb e t t e r a td e t e c t i n gwh e r et h e ywe r ec o mi n gf r o m.

Bu tIwa ss od a z e d , a n ds ot i r e d , Iwa st e mp t e dt on e v e rg e tu pa g a i n .

Ma y b e I ' db es a f ei fI — Ab u l l e tf l yb ymyh e a da b o v e , z o o mi n gt h r o u g ht h ep l a n t l i f ea b o v emyh e a d . “ Ok a y ”is a i d , Ig r a b b e dmys t u f f , a n dg o to u to ft h e r e Yo umi g h ta s k , wh ywo u l dIh i d eb e t we e nt h el i n e so ff i r eo fmyt wos i d e s ?Su r e l yI ' db es a f e rwi t hmyf e l l o ws o l d i e r s .

Pr e t t ys i mp l e , Ir a na wa y .

Id i d n ' twh e nIg o tt h ed r a f tn o t i c e , o rwh e nwes h o we du pi nt h i sd a mnc o u n t r y .

No p e , I d e c i d e dt or u no u to ft h e r ewh e nt h eb u l l e t ss t a r t e df i r i n g .

Id i d n ' th a v eap r o b l e mwi t ht h ed r a f tn o t i c e .

Go i n gt owa ra t l e a s tt o l dmewh e r eIwa sg o i n ga f t e rh i g hs c h o o l .

On eo ft h eb i g g e s tmy s t e r i e so fl i f e , s o l v e dr i g h tb e f o r emye y e s .

I d i d n ' th a v ea n yf a mi l yt h a two u l dmi s smei fId i e de i t h e r , s oi twa s n ' tl i k eIh a da n y t h i n gb a c kh o me .

Atf i r s t , It h o u g h tI mi g h tn o tmi n di fId i eo u th e r e .

Th a tp r o v e dt ob ewr o n gt h emo me n tIs a wd e a dp e o p l e .

Ir e me mb e rb a c kh o mei nt h emo v i e s .

I ' ds n e a ki n t ot h et h e a t e r s , h a l ft owa t c ht h emo v i e s , a n o t h e rt oh i to ng i r l s .

Th ep e o p l ei nt h o s ea r eo v e ra c t o r swh og e tawo u n d , s a yaf i n a lc h e e s y l i n e , r o l lc r e d i t s .

No to u th e r e .

No p e , p e o p l ed i e .

Th e ys me l ll i k ec r a p , a n dt h a t ' su n d e r s t a n d a b l ewi t hh o wb o d i l yf u n c t i o n swo r ka f t e rd e a t h .

Th e yj u s ts i tt h e r e , f r o z e nl i k ei c e , a si fwo n d e r i n gwh a tt h e i rl a s two r d swo u l dh a v eb e e nb e f o r e t h ec r e d i t sr o l l e d .

Bu tt h e yd o n ' t .

Th e yk e e pp l a y i n gf o r e v e r , s i t t i n gt h e r el i k eas k e l e t o n , f o r c i n gmet owo n d e rwh a tt h e i r l i f ewa sl i k eb e f o r et h i swa r .

Ir e a l l yd i dt h i n kn oma t t e rwh a te v i lg a mewa sp l a y e do u th e r e , I ' db ef i n e .

Bu tIwa s n ' t .

Wewe r ea n i ma l s .

No , wewe r e wo r s e , wewe r emu r d e r e r s .

Wh e nweh a db u l l e t sf l y i n gb e t we e no u re y e s , a n dwes h o te a c ho t h e rd e a di nt h ef a c e , t h e l a s tt h i n gt h a twa so no u rmi n dwa sf i g h t i n gf o ro u rc o u n t r y .

Wewe r et h i n k i n ga b o u tk i l l i n gt h eo t h e rg u yo f fb e f o r et h e y g o tu s .

SoIr a n .

Ir a nj u s tl i k eIwa sn o w, wi t hmyt a i lb e t we e nmyl e g s , b e g g i n gn o tt or u ni n t oap l a t o o n .

Iwa s n ' ts u r ewh oI wa smo r es c a r e do f , t h ek o n g s , o rmyp l a t o o nt h a tk n e wIwa ss t i l lo u th e r e .

Th e yh a dr a d i o s , t h ewh o l ewo r l dp r o b a b l y k n e wa b o u tme .

Iwa sp r o b a b l yo ns o meTVs o me wh e r eg e t t i n gl a u g h e da tb yk i d swi t hp a r e n t ss h a k i n gt h e i rh e a da tme .

Ig r i p p e dmyb a g .

An o t h e rt h i n gt h a tu n c l eSt a n l e ys a i dwa sp e o p l ea r ed e f i n e db yt h et h i n g st h e yc a r r i e d .

Hewa sa s e c o n dwa rv e t , s oi twa s n ' tu n t i ln o wIl e a r n e dwh e r eh eg o tt h a tf r o m.

I fs o , Ic o u l d n ' th a v eb e e nmo r ea s h a me do fu n t i l n o wwh oIwa s .

Il o s te v e r ywe a p o na s i d ef r o mmyr i f l e .

I ' dc a s tt h e ma s i d e .

Th e ywe r eo u to fa mmo , h a l fb r o k e nf r o m t h eg u n kI ' dl e tg e ti n s i d eo ft h e m, a n dIc o u l d n ' tu s et h e me v e ni fIc o u l d .

Iwa sd o n ek i l l i n g .

Ih a da na s s o r t me n to f s h o e sI ' dp u l l e do f fo fd e a dg u y sI ' dp a s s .

Iwa st e r r i f i e do ft h e m, b u tmyf e e twe r et e r r i f i e do ff a l l i n go f f .

No tt h a ti td i d mu c hg o o dt h o u g h , al o to ft h e mwe r ewo r s et h a nt h ep a i rb e f o r e .

Ik e p ta l t e r n a t i n gt of e e ll i k eIwa sd o i n gs o me t h i n g .

Iwa sh e r ewa l k i n gi nwh a ti sl i k e l yt h ef i n a ld a y so fmyl i f e , c a r r y i n ga l lt h a tIc o u l df o rmyb u r n i n gb l a z eo fg l o r y , a n d Ih a dn o t h i n gl e f tt os h o wf o ri t .

I ' db e e ni nt h e s ewo o d sa wh i l ea n dr e t r a c e dmys t e p so f t e ne n o u g ht ok n o wwh e r eIwa sg o i n g .

Ab i gh i l l , wh i c hp r o b a b l ywa s n ' tt h es ma r t e s tp l a c et og o , b u ti fIma d et ot h eo t h e rs i d e , Ic o u l dc a mpo u ti nt h i so n er e a l l yn i c eh i d i n gs p o tI h a d .

No w, s o met h i n g sy o ug e tu s e dt o , a n dy o us h o u l d n ' t .

Li k el e t t i n gt h ed o gwi z zi n s i d e , o rn o tb r u s h i n gy o u rt e e t h e v e r yn i g h t , o rs o me t h i n ' l i k et h a t .

An o t h e ro ft h o s et h i n g si st h es o u n do fh e l i c o p t e r s .

I nNa m, t h e yf l yb yp r e t t yd a r n o f t e n .

I ' da l wa y swi s hIc o u l dj u s tf i n do n ea l lb yi t sl o n e s o me , c o mp l e t ewi t hi n s t r u c t i o n so nh o wt og e tt h ed a mnt h i n g o u to fh e r e .

Bu ti n s t e a d , t h e r ewa so n ewa ya b o v eme , a n db yt h el o o k so fi t , f l y i n go u to fc o n t r o l .

Ama ni naj u mp s u i t wa sb a r r e l i n go u to ft h eh e l i c o p t e rwi t ha n o t h e rma ni nh i sa r m.

Hi sp a r a c h u t ec a meo u ta to n c e , a n db a r e l yma n a g e dt o c a t c hwi n db e f o r et h et woc a mec r a s h i n gd o wnf r o mt h eg r o u n d .

On ewa sas h a k e nma nwi t hh i sh e l me ts t i l lc o v e r i n gh i sf a c e , t h eo t h e r , wh oIc o u l dt e l lb yh i su n i f o r m, wa sap i l o t .

Bu t h i sf a c ewa sama s ko fh o r r o r , a n dh ewa sf l a i l i n ga r o u n dwi l d l y .

" I t ' so k a y , i t ' so k a y , "t h ema nwh oc a meo u to nt h ep a r a c h u t ea s s u r e dh i m. " Re a l l y .

"I nt h ed i s t a n c et h ef l e a df r o m h e l i c o p t e rwe n tc r a s h i n gi n t ot h et r e e s , c r e a t i n gag i a n te x p l o s i o n , wh i c hs h o o kt h ee n t i r ef o r e s ta r o u n du s . " REALLY! "t h eh e l me tma ns h o o kh i sf l a i l i n gf r i e n d . " I t ' so k a y !

"Hep e e r e du pt ome , r e v e a l i n gawh i t i s hf a c e . " Do n ' tj u s ts t a n dt h e r ea n dg a wk , y ai d i o t ! " " Ri g h t , "Id r o p p e dt omyk n e e sa n dh e l dt h ema n ' sl e g swh i l eh i sf r i e n dh e l dh i sa r ms .

Ir e a l i z e dh ewa sc o mi n g o u to fas e r i o u ss h o c k .

Hel o o k e da tt h eo t h e rma ni nh o r r o r , l i k eh eh a dj u s ts e e nag h o s t . " Na mea n dp o s i t i o n ?

"Ia s k e dn oma ni np a r t i c u l a r . " No n eo ft h a tc r a p , "t h ema ns h o o kh i sh e a d . " Nomi l i t a r yt a l kf o rmet h a n ky o u .

"Hes i g h e d . " Na me ' sTe d .

Th i s . . . "h el o o k e dd o wna tt h ep i l o t ' sn a met a g . " I sBe nIg u e s s . " Ir a i s e da ne y e b r o w. " Yo ud o n ' tk n o w? " " ' Co u r s en o t , "h es h o o kh i sh e a d . " J u s tme t' e m. " Th ep i l o twa sf i n a l l yc o mi n go u to fh i swa i l s .

Ir e a l i z e da sh et u c k e dh i sh e a db e t we e nh i sa r mst h a th ewa s c r y i n g .

Ig u e s sl o s i n gy o u rh e l i c o p t e rc a nd ot h a tt oy o u .

Wa sh es t u c kh e r en o w? " Ho w' dy o uc r a s h ?

"Ia s k e d . " Ok a y , h o p ey o ul i k el o n gs t o r i e s , "Te df i n a l l ys a td o wn .

Hel e to u tal o n gs i g ha sh ed i d .

Hed i d n ' tl o o ke x h a u s t e da sh ed i ds t r e s s e d .

Heu n s n a p p e dh i sh e l me t , t o s s i n gi ta s i d e , a n dr e v e a l i n gah e a do fb r i g h td i r t yb r o wnh a i r . " Iwa s o u tf o rap i s s , a n dt h e nwh a td oy o uk n o wi t , Ig e ts h o t .

No w, If e l l , a n dc a l l e do u tf o rmyb u d d yJ i mmy .

Hen e v e r s h o wsu p .

Bu tt h eo n e swh og o tmer a no f f , a n dIwa sl e f tt h e r et od i e .

Lu c k i l y , Ih a das t a s ho fg r a s so nme . . . "h e s mi l e dmi s c h i e v o u s l ya tt h i s . " An dy e a h , i tma d et h eb l o wn o ta sb a d .

No tt ome n t i o ni twa s n ' ta sb a da sat h o u g h ta sI ma d ei to u tt ob e .

Bu tIs a wa no p p o r t u n i t y .

I fIma d ei tl o o kl i k eIwa sd e a d , b o o m!

"Het h r e wh i sa r mso u twi d e . " Fr e e s h o tb a c kh o me , b a b y !So , It o o ko u ts o meo fmyg o o do l ' t r a n q u i l i z e r s , t o o ka ni t t yb i to ft h e m, a n dn e x tt h i n gy o u k n o w, I ' mi nh e l i c o p t e ro nmywa yo u to ft h i ss h i t h o l e . " Ig l a n c e dt o wa r dBe nt h ep i l o t . " Sc a r i n gh i mo u to fh i smi n d . " Te dn o d d e d . " Heb a s i c a l l yf r o z eu p .

Hed i d n ' tmo v ef o ro v e rh a l fami n u t e .

Wh e nIt r i e dt oc a l mh i md o wn , t h a t ' swh e n h eb e g a nt of l a i l .

It h r e wo nab a c k p a c ka n dj u mp e df r e e .

Atl e a s twe ' r es a f en o w. "

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