Thursday, February 4, 2010 - Brown lowered his voice"What the hell do you...
Brown lowered his voice"What the hell do you think of this new looey?"
"Okay He felt cautious about answeringThe men knew he buddied with Croft, and he felt they would guess his hostility to HearnWith Croft everything had been okay"Too friendly, maybe," Martinez suggested"Platoon leader should be tough guy
"This guy looks like he can be a mean sonofabitch," Brown saidHe was undecided about HearnBrown didn't like Croft particularly, and he sensed that Croft was contemptuous of him, but at least the situation was stableWith a new lieutenant, he'd have to be careful, always do his best, and even then he might not please him"He seems like a good guy though," Brown said mildlyThere was something else bothering himHe chloe bag white leather padlock lit a cigarette and exhaled cautiously, his lungs still raw from the exertion of the marchThe cigarette tasted unpleasant, but he continued to smoke it"You know, I swear, Japbait," he blurted, "the times like this when you're on a patrol I wish I was a privateThose guys think we got it easy, especially all the replacements, they think being a noncom is a snap where you get all the breaks He fingered one of the sores on his chin"What the hell, they don't know the kind of responsibilities we gotYou take someone like Stanley, he ain't seen a damn thing hardly so he's ambitious, he wants to get aheadI'll tell you, Japbait, I was pretty goddam proud when I made sergeant, but I don't know if I'd take it if I had to do it over chanel j10 watch fake againHe was feeling slyly amused"It's hard," he offered
"You're fuggin ay, it's hard Brown plucked a leaf from a branch which overhung the rock, and chewed reflectively on it"You know you can take just so much, and then your nerves start goin' to potI'll tell ya, I can talk to you, 'cause you know just what the hell the score is, but if you had to do it all over again would you take sergeant?"
"Who know?" But Martinez had no doubts; he would have taken itFor a moment he saw again the three chevrons he had worn on his dress olive-drabs and felt a characteristic uneasy pride
"You know what scares me, Japbait? I'll tell ya, my nerves are goneSometimes I'm afraid I'll just go to pieces and I won't be able to do a goddam tiffany and co bracelets thingYou know what I mean?" Brown had worried about this many timesHe gained some satisfaction in admitting it, excusing himself ahead of time so that the onus would be less if his failure was realizedHe scaled a stone into the river, watching the ripples
Martinez had a quiet contempt for BrownIt pleased him that Brown was frightenedJapbait frightened, okay, he told himself, but Japbait
"The worst of it," Brown said, "is not if you get knocked off, hell, then you don't know anythingBut what if one of the guys in your squad stops a bullet and it's your faultJesus, you never get it out of your head thenI'll tell ya, remember that patrol back on Motome when MacPherson got knocked off? I couldn'ta done a thing about it, but hermes birkin bag how the hell do ya think I felt leavin' him like that, takin' off and leavin' him behind?" Brown flipped his cigarette away nervously"It ain't all it's cracked up to be, being a sergeantWhen I first got in the Army I wanted to get ahead, but sometimes I get to wonderingWhat the hell does it get ya?" He mused on this and then sighed"I don't know, I suppose human nature bein' what it is I wouldn'ta been satisfied just being a privateIt means something to make sergeant This statement always gave him pleasure"It shows you got something a little specialI'll tell ya, I feel my responsibilitiesI ain't goin' to back downNo matter what the hell I get into, I know damn well I'm gonna keep trying because that's what I'm being paid replica gucci canvas bag
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