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Submitted to Contest #322
What I am about to tell you is an example of how not to judge a book by its cover. This is the story of our new Lieutenant.I had been in the first platoon of Bravo Company for almost eight months, and I was in the “bush,” what we called the jungles of Vietnam. I had seen my share of firefights. I had been shot at many times and sent my share of bullets back. I considered myself an old timer compared to the FNGs (F***ing New Guys) who occasionally showed up to replace someone killed or wounded. You didn’t try to get to know them because most ...
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