Friendly Fire: The Nicest Name for the Worst Day
“Friendly fire” is a polite term for an ugly reality: sometimes your own side kills you—and the paperwork smooths it into “accident” so the truth doesn’t wreck careers.
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The Enemy Inside the Wire
I arrived in Vietnam at nineteen expecting rockets, mines, and enemy fire. What I wasn’t prepared for were drugs, a blanket party, threats, a theft ring, and the realization that sometimes the danger wasn’t outside the wire—it was sleeping beside you.