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movies from the DVD shop by 3rd battalion’s POD area. On my way back to my POD area, I walk near the fuel base. I feel sweat going down my back and palms, another hot day in the middle-east. I’m used to it by now, six months in theater helps climatize you they say. I didn’t care, hot as hell is still hot as hell, as far as I was concerned.
    Out of the usual crowd walking the camp roads a voice calls out. “Tommy Boy!”
    I look to my rear and see a petite brown skinned female soldier in ACU’s. It was Green, she was probably five feet even, 120 pounds. She was curvy and attractive with long hair. But I never saw her as more than just a friend and I’m sure she saw me the same way.
    “What’s up, Green?” I asked her.
    She walks towards me. 3rd battalion was an infantry battalion. They were always clearing villages or apprehending suspected terrorists. She usually stayed in a clean uniform, but her ACU’s were filthy, meaning she had to have just gotten back.
    “I see you made it back from another mission,” I said. “Shouldn’t you be washing your equipment, Green?”
    “Thomas, that equipment had to wait today,” she said shaking her head from side to side. “I was more worried about going to the d-fac and refilling my… ammo pouch, if ya know what I mean.” She smiles, showing a glimpse of those pearly whites while patting her hand against her gut.
    “That’s what you refer to your stomach as now, huh, an ammo pouch?” I ask her, pointing at her belly. I get in close enough and get a good wiff of her heavily odored ACU. I frown at the revolting smell.
    “Yeah,” she answered. “And that’s hard work you’re smelling on me, Thomas.” She must have realized the reason for the scrunched up mug on my face.
    “Ha ha hmm.” I laughed slightly while she smirks. But, I understood because I was a little sweaty myself. “I know what you mean, but I’m not going to hold you up. I know you’re tired. But, come by later, I just picked up some movies you can borrow.”
    She nods her head. “Yeah, I’ll do that in a few hours.” She raises her hands in the air to stretch as she yawns.
    “The way you’re looking it might be tomorrow when you come and get them,” I tell her.
    She drops her hands. “I’m sorry, but yeah, I am that tired,” she said. “Alright then, Tommy Boy.”
    “Okay,” I replied. We both walk off. We part ways heading back to our separate POD areas. We had put no more than twenty feet between us. THUMP! The ground shakes, making me stagger a bit.
    “Red Rain! Red Rain, head for cover!!” other soldiers yell out while we all scurry like roaches to the small cement bunkers, heading for the cracks and crevices when someone turns on the kitchen lights. The thump sound must have been a dud mortar round, because if it wasn’t, that thump sound would have been a boom instead. I know the routine, head to the cement bunkers and get accountability. But I was on the other side of the camp, I knew no one except Green. At this point, I’m ready to run for cover, but I turn my head and look for Green.
    “Green, Green!!” I yell out.
    I hear the others scream at me, “Get over here and head for cover!” But the only thing on my mind was where’s Green? That’s when I saw her, shoulders and arms swinging in motion and legs still moving as though she was walking and nothing had happened. “Green!” I yelled out running towards her. “Green!” I yell out again. I hear the incoming sirens going off at this point, but I didn’t care. I just kept watching her as her body falls, crumbling to the ground. I make it to her body, everything was just as I had just seen it a few moments ago. Except at this point, her head was gone and blood stained her shoulders. I get dizzy and pass out.
    Next thing I knew, I woke up hysterical in the infirmary asking about her. “Where’s Private First Class Green, where is she?” I ask trying to get out of the hard bed. They try to restrain me and