It wasn’t what I had expected. Setting out onto the beach with the screams of men at my side and the splattering of blood onto my face. The only thing I could do was run in Peleliu, dodging bullets, and searching for my unit with the last thread of my sanity left

Many hours later and alive, I sit with Snafu as I eat military rations. I look around, tired out of my mind until I see a new pair of eyes. The eyes of yours I’ve never seen in my company before, until now.