"Hell, we'll make it Dalleson wiped the sweat out...
"Hell, we'll make it Dalleson wiped the sweat out of his eyes again, bent over, and stared at his kneesHis heart was beating a little rapidly"You snap it soon's you hear the carbine go off," he growled
Up went the pebble and his rifle pointing after itThere was a panicky instant when he couldn't locate it in his sights, and then as it started to fall he caught it over the front-leaf sight, adjusted instinctively, and felt the reassuring minor jolt of the stock, the slight kick, as he pressed the trigger
"I got it that time, Major
Ripples on the water were still spreading from the fragments of the pebble"Goddam," Dalleson said again with enjoyment"I appreciate this, Leach
"That's okay, sir
"Lemme pay you for it
"I insist," Dalleson saidHe slipped the magazine out of the carbine, and fired the round remaining in the chamber into the air"Let's call gucci bag silver it a quarter for the three picturesI sure hope they come out good He patted Leach on the back"C'mon, son, let's you and me go for a swim
This was all right


9

RECON began working on the road again after they returned from the frontThe line companies advanced their positions several times and the men in the rear heard rumors that they were close to the Toyaku LineActually they knew very little about what was happening in the campaign; the days repeated themselves without incident, and they were no longer able to distinguish between things which had happened a few days beforeThey would stand guard at night, awaken a half hour after dawn, eat breakfast, wash their mess kits, shave, and load onto trucks which drove them through the jungle to the stretch of road upon which they were workingThey would return at noon, go out again after chow, and work until d&g knockoffs late afternoon when they would come back for supper, take a bath perhaps in the stream just outside the bivouac, and then go to sleep soon after darkThey had about an hour and a half of guard each night, and they were thoroughly accustomed to it; they had forgotten what it was like to sleep for eight consecutive hoursThe rainy season had come on and they were always wetAfter a time it was no longer a discomfortThe dampness of their clothing seemed perfectly natural to them, and it was very difficult to remember just what it had felt like to wear a dry uniform
About a week after they had come back, a load of mail came to the islandThey were the first letters the men had received in several weeks, and for a night it relieved the changeless pattern of their livesOne of the infrequent rations of beer was given out the same night, and the men finished their three cans replica gucci canvas bag quickly, and sat about without saying very muchThe beer had been far too inadequate to make them drunk; it made them only moody and reflective, it opened the gate to all their memories, and left them sad, hungering for things they could not name

On the night they got their mail, Red drank his beer with Wilson and Gallagher, and did not return to his tent until darkHe had received no letters, which did not surprise him since he had not written to anyone in over a year, but he had felt a trace of disappointmentHe had never written to Lois, so he never heard from her; she didn't even know his addressBut once in a while, usually on mail-call nights, he had a momentary and irrational little hopeThe business with Lois was dead, but even so
His depression had increased while he was with the other menGallagher was busy writing to his wife, leafing through the rolex watches for sale in the uk fifteen letters that had come from her in order to answer some of her questions, and Wilson had been complaining about his wife"Ah gave that damn woman lovin' she'll never forget, and now she's always fussin' over why Ah don' send some o' my pay
"You're gonna die in jail," Red had snorted
By the time he returned to his own tent, he was very depressedAt the entrance he kicked aside an empty beer can and crawled into the holeAs he straightened his twisted blankets in the dark, he swore a little"It's just like the goddam Army," he said to Wyman, "three cans of beerThey got more ways to tease a man
Wyman twisted over in his bedding, and spoke up softly"I only drank one of my beersWhy don't you take the other two, Red?"
"Well, thanks, kidA tacit friendship had developed between them since they had been bunking together, but Wyman was making more and more overtures cheap replica chanel handbag la