A GREEN LIEUTENANT
A memoir of a Vietnam veteran
"Lieutenant Gannon," I hear this bored voice say like my name means idiot or something, "Take a look at the log. What day is this?" I look at the log book. "December 31st Sir."

"Right. Now look at your watch and tell me the time."

I look. It's zero, zero, two. Two damn minutes into 1969. I didn't even answer the son of a bitch I just put the phone down and watched the rest of the show. Asshole of a sergeant just sat there smirking when he wasn't snorting or giggling out loud."

Smith and I were in stitches but I could still see the red in Gannon's face and neck. I waved to Koh Hiep and bought the "Savior of Lai Khe" another Bud.

(Gannon is a fictitious name, the story is real)

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