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I See The Muzzle Flash From The Ak-47 And I Wait For The Copper Jacketed Lead Rounds To Find Their Mark. My Body Tenses As I Prepares For What Is Coming “This Is It Carlisle You’Re A Dead Man God Please Make It Fast And Painless.”. In August 1964 Three Days After His 17Th Birthday The Author Entered The U.S. Army. At That Time Vietnam Was Just A Small Blurb On The Six O’Clock News. After A Tour In Europe Where He Became The Youngest E5 In The 2Nd Battalion 5Th Artillery. He Was Looking Forward To Interring A New Faze In His Army Career. Life Was Good; Then Everything Changed With Orders To Vietnam Which In 1967 Is Front Page News And The Lead Story By Walter Cronkite.