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Petrified

Battle of Peleliu

November 4 1944

Pvt. Stone

 

There is nothing worse than seeing these boys, no older than 21 in the heat of war. I was in crater on the island of Peleliu with another private who's name escapes me. All of a sudden, a Type-99 opens fire on our position. I get up to run and the kid next to me doesn't move. He just stood there, petrified...

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