“Thanks, bro.” he said, after bumming a cigarette from Nilo. And those were the last words I ever heard from him. His name was Al. Short for Alejandro. 1st Platoon RTO (Radio Telephone Operator) for Razor 1-6 (Not to be confused with “sixteen”. 1 means First Platoon, 6 means Platoon Leader.) You may remember them [...]
Archive for September, 2010
11151994 Location: Davao del Sur Time: around 1130H I got up and tested my left foot by putting my weight on it. The medic had bandaged it and laced my boot up real tight. It wasn’t too bad. Just a throbbing pain, but not enough to keep me from walking. I refused the morphine. Now [...]
