Echoes of Our War
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September 1968. Dai La Pass. We are out of the bush conducting a memorial ceremony, standing at attention in formation. My mind is hollering, what a bunch of bull shit! I lift my eyes to scream silently, F..k you, God, I dont like your rules, I wont play your game, I will never feel love again...So begins chapter one of this first-person memoir of ten Vietnam veterans. Each chapter is one Marines story. Each will reveal something profoundly moving that you will wish you had known before but are glad you hadnt.These are stories of initiation into battle. Somewhere up front, a few rifle shots ring out, then escalate quickly into lots of small arms fire, and were in it. Fear arises. My gut is wrenched so tight I couldnt shit if I had to. Zit, I have heard the bullet. It is already past me. I am lying on my back as low as I can get. Bullets hit the branches just above me. One hits immediately in front of my face. These stories are personal. It gets no more personal than understanding that others are trying hard to kill you. And sometimes they come close. Suddenly, I felt a hefty blow to my head and fell face-first onto the ground. Before I blacked out, I heard my squad leader, Dave Anthony, yelling, Help him. Francis responded, Its too late. When I came to, my head was pounding, and I was afraid to move. When Sergeant Buffalo and Doc OKonski got to me and asked where I was hit, I pointed to my head. I could feel Doc Os hands on my head when Sergeant Buffalo said to me, You lucky bastard! It went through your helmet.These are stories of brotherhood. At this point, I had been pulled off the battlefield after several days of combat right into emergency surgery and was still covered from head to toe with everything youd think I would be covered with in those circumstances. Mike and the nurse began cleaning me up, my face and hands stained black from all the dirt, cordite, and explosions. When I opened my eyes and focused, I saw Mike, my childhood frie
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