Henry and his unit are patrolling the streets when one of them spots a young boy nervously walking towards them. The translator shouts at him, warning the kid not to come any closer. When the boy doesn't stop they all point their guns at him. The translator tells out one last warning. When the boy still doesn't stop, Henry is instructed to shoot him. He has to shoot the kid.. Henry hesitates for a moment before looking the child in the eyes and shooting him straight on the face. They all stand and watch the boy's eyes plunge out of their sockets as his face is blown into gobs of unfamiliar mass and tissue.
When his body finally hits the ground, a few soldiers creep over to his lifeless body. They search for a bomb strapped to him, but are unable to find anything. Henry slowly shuffles his feet towards the boy. As he gets closer, he notices a piece of paper on the ground next to the lifeless, twitching hand. He kneels down to pick it up and flips it over to see it's a picture. It's a picture of his family.. Henry glances over at the boys' body having cadaveric spasms before jerking his head away from the body and squeezing his eyes shut. He just shot a child for no reason.. He just killed an Innocent scared boy trying to find his family. How does Henry have the right to worry about his family while he's separating other's here? He stands up and silently slips the picture into his uniform.
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The Battlefield
ActionDescription: Taking place during the 1920s, in Vietnam, a freshly turned 18 year old boy, also known by Henry, joins the army on order to support his family. Though he is doing this all for his family, is this truly worth it? What about the families...
