Image Credit U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Troyer/ResoluteSupportMedia/ CC By 2.0 The medic called it a ‘victim-operated IED,’ like West had decided to kill himself when he stepped on the pressure plate — when he stepped into my footprints.
The following is an excerpt from River City One: A Novel (Knox Press; Nov. 7, 2023).
I’m laughing now because I can still see him. He’s got his helmet on, the chinstrap dangling and tobacco spit coming off his lip. I tell you the right side of his face was blown up like a puffer fish. He kept himself grungy, so unclean that you’d think not even the bad guys would touch him. Maybe that’s why I liked him being nearby, because I thought it would keep me safe or something.
I was walking fourth in line that day and one place ahead of West, who was smack in […]
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