Antonio sat on the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster which held, including himself, 50 soldiers. They were on route to Vietnam to assist Southern Vietnam who were struggling against the Northern Vietnam. The Chinese and Russia helped the Northern Vietnam, this action needed to be countered immediately by the United States. Lyndon Johnson sent soldiers to Vietnam, not to fight, but to train the Southern Vietnam’s soldiers. Antonio sat on his side of the aircraft, fumbling with his fingers.
“Eugene, Leone, Andrew, was this how you felt, when you were serving the army?” Antonio asked himself nervously.
At this time it was 1962 he was 23 years old the current president, Lyndon B. Johnson.
“We will be there in a few moments, get ready to disembark!” ordered …show more content…
The wind then blow to him, gracefully and accepting his request. He then smiled,” Thank you Ultima.” He grasped the scapular necklace and nodded his head. He looked at his watch and it was 0830, time to go. When they grouped up with Commander Smith’s and Commander Crawford's platoon. Antonio was walking along side a M109 SPA, a tank. They were about to go into the town where the targets were last reported. Antonio looked around, up on the roofs, into windows, and around corners of buildings all the while looking down the iron sight of his weapon, the M-16. The steady steps of the soldiers and the M109 SPA’s engine filled the air. The environment was silent and dead. Which made his stomach turn, the sight of buildings destroyed and seeing burnt or dead corpses made him want to hurl. The smell of it was awful as well the smell of burnt rubber, bodies, and gunpowder was still present within the atmosphere. One shop that caught his eye was a toyshop. He peered inside the building, there were many toys scattered the floor. One toy caught his eye, resembled a soldier, an American soldier. Its left leg was torn from its body and it was covered in
“Eugene, Leone, Andrew, was this how you felt, when you were serving the army?” Antonio asked himself nervously.
At this time it was 1962 he was 23 years old the current president, Lyndon B. Johnson.
“We will be there in a few moments, get ready to disembark!” ordered …show more content…
The wind then blow to him, gracefully and accepting his request. He then smiled,” Thank you Ultima.” He grasped the scapular necklace and nodded his head. He looked at his watch and it was 0830, time to go. When they grouped up with Commander Smith’s and Commander Crawford's platoon. Antonio was walking along side a M109 SPA, a tank. They were about to go into the town where the targets were last reported. Antonio looked around, up on the roofs, into windows, and around corners of buildings all the while looking down the iron sight of his weapon, the M-16. The steady steps of the soldiers and the M109 SPA’s engine filled the air. The environment was silent and dead. Which made his stomach turn, the sight of buildings destroyed and seeing burnt or dead corpses made him want to hurl. The smell of it was awful as well the smell of burnt rubber, bodies, and gunpowder was still present within the atmosphere. One shop that caught his eye was a toyshop. He peered inside the building, there were many toys scattered the floor. One toy caught his eye, resembled a soldier, an American soldier. Its left leg was torn from its body and it was covered in