It is starting to get cold again. Sarge was right about one thing. It was a trap. I lost count of how many times I have apologized to him. The battle was a disaster. We lost over fifty men within the hour. We only came in with a little over a hundred troops. I thought that would be enough. We had them on the run for a while. Perhaps that was where that explosion came from. It didn’t look American. I can’t believe I was so stupid, but Jim had to pay the price. Sergeant Haskins had me dropped back down to corporal. I am back under his command while Bill was bumped up to sergeant and took command of the Legion. I can’t remember a colder day than that battle. I’m such a fool...
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An Account of My Days
Short StoryYou discover a journal lying on the ground all by itself in the middle of the woods. It seems to be in fairly good condition. With a great deal of curiosity, you open the cover and turn to the first page...
