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frightened away the gooks。 they must of figgered that if we was willing to do that to ourselfs；
then what the hell would we of done to them？
they takin the wounded outta there； when along e sergeant kranz； hair all singed off；
clothes burnt up； looking like he jus got shot out of a cannon。 he say； 〃gump； you done real good
yesterday； boy；〃 an then he axe me if i want a cigarette。
i say i don'；t smoke； an he nod。 〃gump；〃 he says； 〃you are not the smartest feller i have ever
had； but you is one hell of a soldier。 i wish i had a hundrit like you。〃
he axe me if it hurt； an i say no； but that ain'；t the truth。 〃gump；〃 he say； 〃you is goin home； i
guess you know that。〃
i axe him where is bubba； an sergeant kranz look at me kind of funny。 〃he be along
directly；〃 he says。 i axed if i can ride on the same heliocopter with bubba； an sergeant kranz say；
no； bubba got to go out last； cause he got kilt。
they had stuck me with a big needle full of some kind of shit that made me feel better； but i
remember； i reached up an grapped sergeant kranz by the arm； an i say； 〃i ain'；t never axed no
favors afore； but would you put bubba on the heliocopter yoursef； an make sure he get there
okay？〃
〃sure； gump；〃 he say。 〃what the hell— we will even get him acmodations in first class。〃
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＜小＞说？网
i was at the hospital at danang for most of two months。 so far as a hospital
went； it were not much； but we slep on cots with mosquito nets； an they was wooden plank floors
that was swep clean twice a day； which was more than you can say for the kind of livin i'；d got
used to。
they was some people hurt far worst than i was in that hospital； let me tell you。 po ole boys
with arms an legs an feet an hans an who knows what else missin。 boys what had been shot in
they stomachs an chests an faces。 at night the place sound like a torture chamber— them fellers
be howlin and cryin an callin for they mamas。
they was a guy nex to my cot name of dan； who had been blowed up inside a tank。 he was
all burnt an had tubes goin in an out of him everplace； but i never heard him holler。 he talk real
low an quiet； an after a day or so； him an me got to be friends。 dan e from the state of
connecticut； an he were a teacher of history when they grapped him up an thowed him into the
army。 but cause he was smart； they sent him to officer school an made him a lieutenant。 most of
the lieutenants i knowed was bout as simple…minded as me； but dan were different。 he have his
own philosophy bout why we was there； which was that we was doin maybe the wrong thing for
the right reasons； or visa…versa； but whatever it is； we ain'；t doin it right。 him bein a tank officer an
all； he say it rediculous for us to be wagin a war in a place where we can'；t hardly use our tanks on
account of the land is mostly swamp or mountains。 i tole him bout bubba an all； an he nod his
head very sadly an say they will be a lot more bubbas to die afore this thing is over。
after bout a week or so； they move me to another part of the hospital where everbody be put
so'；s they can get well； but ever day i gone back to the tensive care ward an set for a wile with
dan。 sometimes i played him a tune on my harmonica； which he like very much。 my mama had
sent me a package of hershey bars which finally catch up to me at the hospital an i wanted to
share them with dan； cept he can'；t eat nothin but what goin into him thru the tubes。
i think that settin there talkin to dan was a thing that had a great impression on my life。 i
know that bein a idiot an all； i ain'；t sposed to have no philosophy of my own； but maybe it'；s just
because nobody never took the time to talk to me bout it。 it were dan'；s philosophy that everythin
that happen to us； or for that matter； to anythin anywhere； is controlled by natural laws that
govern the universe。 his views on the subject was extremely plicated； but the gist of what he
say begun to change my whole outlook on things。
all my own life； i ain'；t understood shit about what was goin on。 a thing jus happen； then
somethin else happen； then somethin else； an so on； an haf the time nothin makin any sense。 but
dan say it is all part of a scheme of some sort； an the best way we can get along is figger out how
we fits into the scheme； an then try to stick to our place。 somehow knowin this； things get a good
bit clearer for me。
anyhow； i'；s gettin much better in the next weeks； an my ass heal up real nice。 doctor say i
got a hide like a 〃rhinoceros〃 or somethin。 they got a rec room at the hospital an since they
wadn'；t much else to do； i wandered over there one day an they was a couple of guys playin pingpong。
after a wile； i axed if i could play； an they let me。 i lost the first couple of points； but after
a wile； i beat both them fellers。 〃you shore is quick for such a big guy；〃 one of them say。 i jus
nod。 i tried to play some ever day an got quite good； believe it or not。
in the afternoons i'；d go see dan； but in the mornins i was on my own。 they let me leave the
hospital if i wanted； an they was a bus what took fellers like me into the town so'；s we could walk
aroun an buy some of the shit they sold in the gook shops in danang。 but i don'；t need any of that；
so i jus walk aroun； taking in the sights。
they is a little market down by the waterfront where folks sells fish an srimp an stuff； an one
day i went down there an bought me some srimp an one of the cooks at the hospital boil em for
me an they sure was good。 i wished ole dan could of ate some。 he say maybe if i squash em up
they could put em down his tube。 he say he gonna axe the nurse about it； but i know he jus
kiddin。
that night i be lyin on my cot thinkin of bubba an how much he might of liked them srimp
too； an about our srimp boat an all。 po ole bubba。 so the next day i axed dan how is it that bubba
can get kilt； an what kind of haf…assed nature law would allow that。 he think bout it for a wile； an
say； 〃well； i'；ll tell you； forrest； all of these laws are not specially pleasing to us。 but they is laws
nonetheless。 like when a tiger pounce on a monkey in the jungle— bad for the monkey； but good
for the tiger。 that is jus the way it is。〃
couple of days later i gone on back to the fish market an they is a little gook sellin a big bag
of srimp there。 i axed him where he got them srimp； an he start jabberin away at me； count of he
don'；t understan english。 anyway； i make sign language like a indian or somethin； an after a wile
he catch on； an motion for me to follow him。 i be kind of leary at first； but he smilin an all； an so'；s
i do。
we must of walked a mile or so； past all the boats on the beach an everthin； but he don'；t take
me to a boat。 it is a little place in a swamp by the water； kind of a pond or somethin； an he got
wire nets laid down where the water from the china sea e in at high tide。 that sumbitch be
growin