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Another Day by Meryn (PG)
Fandom: Tour of Duty
Characters: Lt Myron Goldman, Sgt Zeke Anderson
Length: 1416 words
Author on LJ: No LJ
Author Website: Notes From the Underground
Why this is a must read:
Meryn writes a story that explores the enormous changes that Lt Goldman has undergone from the time he arrived in Vietnam as a 21-year-old green, by-the-book lieutenant to a scant 18 months later, now a well-seasoned leader of a special forces unit. Yes, he’s emotionally fragile and battered, but in the field he’s an utterly capable soldier. Meryn shows Goldman’s thoughts following a mission that forced him to make some hard choices as he struggled to keep a balance between protecting his men and holding on to his humanity. Sgt Anderson shows up just in time to provide some much needed pragmatic advice and support, always the rock upon which Goldman can ground himself.
Excerpt:
I know I was a monster; in that moment, lying low in the bush with sure death passing by mere inches from our heads, I could've done it. I could've smothered the life out of an infant.
What does that say about me? Make me? I mean beyond those crucial few moments. Can a man be a monster for just a little while, and be a human being the rest of the time?
Whatever it takes to protect your men.
Maybe that's what they mean by 'burden of command.'
Another Day
Characters: Lt Myron Goldman, Sgt Zeke Anderson
Length: 1416 words
Author on LJ: No LJ
Author Website: Notes From the Underground
Why this is a must read:
Meryn writes a story that explores the enormous changes that Lt Goldman has undergone from the time he arrived in Vietnam as a 21-year-old green, by-the-book lieutenant to a scant 18 months later, now a well-seasoned leader of a special forces unit. Yes, he’s emotionally fragile and battered, but in the field he’s an utterly capable soldier. Meryn shows Goldman’s thoughts following a mission that forced him to make some hard choices as he struggled to keep a balance between protecting his men and holding on to his humanity. Sgt Anderson shows up just in time to provide some much needed pragmatic advice and support, always the rock upon which Goldman can ground himself.
Excerpt:
I know I was a monster; in that moment, lying low in the bush with sure death passing by mere inches from our heads, I could've done it. I could've smothered the life out of an infant.
What does that say about me? Make me? I mean beyond those crucial few moments. Can a man be a monster for just a little while, and be a human being the rest of the time?
Whatever it takes to protect your men.
Maybe that's what they mean by 'burden of command.'
Another Day
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