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The ______ never slept . The ______ , especially at night . Danny got used to distant ______ , but in his dark bunk , the most paralyzing was the unknown . An invisible ______ that wrapped around a man ? s throat and whispered , will never come for you .
The guys only knew each other for a few months . Yet , since their tour of duty began , together they ? d survived oppressive heat , monsoons and mudslides , ______ fire , and the soft murmurs of uncertain prayers and stifled sobs while hiding in . They just wanted to go home but when they did , they knew they'd never be whole again .
Typically , meant reconnaissance missions through knee - deep , swamps in torrential downpours . One morning , Danny ? s platoon found themselves in a holding position near an ______ village . Half the huts were burned to the ground . The rest were nearly collapsed , roofs sagged like tired shoulders . Danny knew nothing could ? ve survived this carnage . Persistent seemed to be nature ? s attempt at drowning out the echoed screams from the previous night's attack .
Rain dripped down Danny ? s face . His eyes stung from the cloying , acrid . A cacophony of gunpowder residue , mixed with the repulsive smell of rotting eggs and decay , crept behind his teeth and down his throat .
After an hour of waiting undercover for something to happen , there was a sound . A soft scrape . Then , another . It was coming from behind one of the huts . Danny was positioned the closest , in a cluster of brush . He froze , rifle rising to his shoulder .
" Easy , " he whispered to himself . Danny waited and watched . Through rivulets of water pouring down from what was left of a thatched roof , he saw movement . He edged out into the open , boots sinking into wet silt .
" What you doin ? , pecker - head ? " his staff sergeant hissed . Danny uncharacteristically ignored him and moved forward . Something rustled , quick and nervous . He braced for a Viet Cong scout , a wounded civilian , anything . When he rounded the corner of the half - standing structure , Danny let out a long - held breath . A dog , more of a puppy , was cowering near a broken - down bamboo fence . Thin as wire , ribs jutted like half - buried twigs , while his desperate little eyes darted around for an escape . He was filthy and visibly trembling ; seeming to believe death was imminent . Danny slowly lowered his rifle and yelled , " A - OK . " Then , " Hello little guy . "

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Instead of him away , Danny walked back to the dog , who stood waiting , tail . Danny extended a cautious hand . " Come here , buddy , you ? re safe with me . "
The dog had no reason to trust anyone . Yet , something in Danny ? s voice was kind , as if his words were fractured around their edges . The dog allowed Danny to lift him into his arms . After a beat , Danny hoisted him up on his shoulders . The animal less than his pack . To the staff sergeant's eyerolls and , Danny carried the dog all the way back to the barracks .
That first night , as rain pelted against his tent like tiny fists , and distant lit the sky with orange flashes , the dog stayed by the tent ? s entrance , eyes open but not moving from his spot . While the eight soldiers slept in their dirty bunks , the dog to keep vigil . Danny was somehow comforted by this new , little presence .
The next morning , the dog refused to leave Danny ? s side . He named him Tag since he was , after all , a tag - along but more so , the soldiers wore sets of dog - tags , but on a dog , he reasoned , it would just be called a tag . Over time , Tag became the platoon ? s mascot . He was a morale boost , a much - welcomed distraction , so far away and from their loved ones .
Danny didn ? t have a girlfriend , just a few innocent kisses with Laney at the school dances . As soon as he was drafted just after graduation , she became a sweet memory a world away . He wanted to write to her , but he didn ? t even know her address . Danny never knew his dad , who ? d walked out when his Ma got pregnant for the first time at 40 . Ma had always said ? good , ? but he knew growing up that his Ma was lonely sometimes , even though she tried to hide it . So , he wrote her letters whenever he could .
Dear Ma ,
Found me a buddy out here . little mutt . You ? d like him ? skittish at first , but he warmed up . I named him Tag because he thinks he ? s a soldier . He's fast and he ? s so darn smart . He hears trouble before any of us do . He sleeps on my boots by the door . I am what the military calls Tag's handler . It's nice to have something to care about out here . We even made him a collar with his own ( dog ) tags . Get it ? Tag - funny , right ? Hope you ? re smiling while reading this , maybe even laughing a bit . Tag makes us laugh .
And yes , Ma - I know , I ? ll be 19 soon . On my birthday , I promise like we did every year back home , I ? ll try and count stars in the night sky . That is , if it ever stops raining . And I ? ll think of you looking at those same stars . Funny thing how stars are long gone when we see them . I like thinking about things like that . When I come home , I ? ve decided I ? m going to enroll in the local .
Hope you ? re well . Tell everyone I said hello . Love you and miss you , especially you ? re cooking .
Your son , Danny

 
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