Personal Narrative: My First Vietnam War

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one day a boy and his brother walks down the street to a restaurant called taco dinner, When they were walking past an ally and a small pipe bomb with chemicals blows up both brothers screaming in pain the acid burning the skin off their bones, They were rushed to the hospital in critical condition the younger brother faitting and the older brother watching his brother dying. A day later in the newspaper it said younger brother Chris M Herald was reported dead on january 12 2002 time of death 9:14 am at portland memorial hospital from a supposed gang fight 2 hours before the accident, there a high radiation level where the bomb went off, “I stopped reading, I told myself he’s in a better place but all i could think about is Chris screaming in pain and me not doing anything to help him”,
“knock knock” hello anyone home it's the state police department, Mr.herald?
I told them “ go away”, the cop said “ok have a good day Mr.herald”.
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A few weeks later i still here chris screaming then I started to think about revenge, a few days later i figure out what gangs were at war I found a arms dealer he hooked me up with weapons my favorite one was the katana with the symbol of strength, I found a cartel that belonged to a gang called the anti-pigs i watched there deals for weeks then i get this burning feeling through my body i hear an explosion it was me i look down i'm floating and my katana is on fire, All i heared was a voice in my head screaming “ they all burn”, next thing i remembered was i was on the ground and surrounded by blood,fire ,and burned bodies with deep slashes in them, I run as fast as i can to my apartment slam the door close my eyes fire everywhere, woke up in a hospital bed turned to the nurse i asked her “what

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