The captain, his CP and Third Platoon met up at the rendezvous point with Sixpack’s men. Many of the men from the Third Platoon were Cherries and crowded around for a look at the live prisoner. Sixpack’s men had to step in to keep them all at a safe distance.
“What happened to his face? It looks like he took a beating.” Captain Fowler asked when seeing the prisoner for the first time.
“The men had to run him down and when they tackled him, his face fell against a big rock.”
“These rocks have five fingers attached?”
“No, sir, it was just a simple round, big, gray rock.”
The captain noticed Nung’s b****y knuckles. “Did you fall against the same rock, Nung?”
“Yes, Dai Uy (Vietnamese for captain), both VC and Nung hit beaucoup rock same same time.”
“Very well, you better go and have tha
