Synopsis

The rain hammered against the canvas of their shelter as the men rested, and Sergeant Saunders drifted back to that day, the day of the invasion. He recalled the shared experiences with the others: Braddock, who had correctly predicted the invasion's timing and won the platoon pool; Doc Walton, whose apprehension about combat was palpable; Caje, accompanied by a fellow Cajun, a quiet presence beside him; and Lieutenant Hanley, then a sergeant himself, still green and untested compared to Saunder