Chapter 9One night that week Brody had the dream about seeing two of his buddies and the lieutenant being blown up, waking in a cold sweat, his heart pounding. He’d known both of the enlisted men since he’d arrived in Iraq, and he liked Lieutenant Bonner. Bonner wasn’t much older than he was, having graduated from Annapolis the previous spring. He was all Marine, but he was also a decent guy, not all chickenshit like some of the younger officers.
The dream was worse when he was alone, but at least, he realized, he wasn’t scaring Pete or someone else by his behavior.
His classes at the university were enjoyable, especially English and botany. There was a girl who kept coming on to him in botany. Vangie was hot, and she knew it. She wasn’t doing well in the class, and she knew that, too. T
