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But
,
to
tell
the
truth
,
a
soldier
does
n't
notice
a
war
much
more
than
a
civilian
does
,
except
his
own
tiny
piece
of
it
and
that
just
on
the
days
it
is
happening
.
The
rest
of
the
time
he
is
much
more
concerned
with
sack
time
,
the
vagaries
of
sergeants
,
and
the
chances
of
wheedling
the
cook
between
meals
.
However
,
when
Kitten
Smith
and
Al
Jenkins
and
I
joined
them
at
Luna
Base
,
each
of
Willie
's
Wildcats
had
made
more
than
one
combat
drop
;
they
were
soldiers
and
we
were
not
.
We
were
n't
hazed
for
it
--
at
least
I
was
not
--
and
the
sergeants
and
corporals
were
amazingly
easy
to
deal
with
after
the
calculated
frightfulness
of
instructors
.
It
took
a
little
while
to
discover
that
this
comparatively
gentle
treatment
simply
meant
that
we
were
nobody
,
hardly
worth
chewing
out
,
until
we
had
proved
in
a
drop
--
a
real
drop
--
that
we
might
possibly
replace
real
Wildcats
who
had
fought
and
bought
it
and
whose
bunks
we
now
occupied
.
Let
me
tell
you
how
green
I
was
.
While
the
Valley
Forg
was
still
at
Luna
Base
,
I
happened
to
come
across
my
section
leader
just
as
he
was
about
to
hit
dirt
,
all
slicked
up
in
dress
uniform
.
He
was
wearing
in
his
left
ear
lobe
a
rather
small
earring
,
a
tiny
gold
skull
beautifully
made
and
under
it
,
in
stead
of
the
conventional
crossed
bones
of
the
ancient
Jolly
Roger
design
,
was
a
whole
bundle
of
little
gold
bones
,
almost
too
small
to
see
.
Back
home
,
I
had
always
worn
earrings
and
other
jewelry
when
I
went
out
on
a
date
--
I
had
some
beautiful
ear
clips
,
rubies
as
big
as
the
end
of
my
little
finger
which
had
belonged
to
my
mother
's
grandfather
.
I
like
jewelry
and
had
rather
resented
being
required
to
leave
it
all
behind
when
I
went
to
Basic
...
but
here
was
a
type
of
jewelry
which
was
apparently
okay
to
wear
with
uniform
.
My
ears
were
n't
pierced
--
my
mother
did
n't
approve
of
it
,
for
boys
--
but
I
could
have
the
jeweler
mount
it
on
a
clip
...
and
I
still
had
some
money
left
from
pay
call
at
graduation
and
was
anxious
to
spend
it
before
it
mildewed
.
"
Unh
,
Sergeant
?
Where
do
you
get
earrings
like
that
one
?
Pretty
neat
.
"
He
did
n't
look
scornful
,
he
did
n't
even
smile
.
He
just
said
,
"
You
like
it
?
"
"
I
certainly
do
!
"
The
plain
raw
gold
pointed
up
the
gold
braid
and
piping
of
the
uniform
even
better
than
gems
would
have
done
.
I
was
thinking
that
a
pair
would
be
still
handsomer
,
with
just
crossbones
instead
of
all
that
confusion
at
the
bottom
.
"
Does
the
base
PX
carry
them
?
"
"
No
,
the
PX
here
never
sells
them
.
"
He
added
,
"
At
least
I
do
n't
think
you
'll
ever
be
able
to
buy
one
here
--
I
hope
.
But
I
tell
you
what
--
when
we
reach
a
place
where
you
can
buy
one
of
your
own
,
I
'll
see
to
it
you
know
about
it
.
That
's
a
promise
.
"
"
Uh
,
thanks
!
"
