Soldiers Ashton and Luke are best friends in the Vietnam war, but one night everything changes and not for the better.

This is a short story I wrote for my English class. That semester we were writing stories on years that we picked mine was 1967. So let me set the stage for you. James is a newly married young man fighting in a war that no one wanted. Through all the hard times there are only two things that keep him going. The though of getting back to his wife and his newly formed friendship with a African American soldier named Michael. How will his life pan out through the rest of this war. Keep reading to find out. Disclaimer: I am not an expert in history so not everything will be 100% accurate. It was mainly for an assignment and for fun.