Thank you to all who read my story, and a bigger thank you to all who reviewed it (andraq in particular).
Notes on the text: this chapter is really just a short filler chapter made to help lighten the mood after the three very dark and gorey chapters. Fullmetal Jacket refrences abound.
Enjoy
February 21, 1968; 1305 local time; Aid Station, Cholon District, Saigon, Vietnam
Ichigo sat on a crate eating his lunch and drinking a beer when he saw three men walk up to the aid station. They all looked to be in their late twenties, they wore army uniforms but carried no weapons. Instead of weapons they carried video equipment; the first man carried a black video camera, the second man carried a pole with a microphone at the end, and the third carried the film. The men walked over to Urahara and started talking with him, Ichigo couldn't hear what they were saying but he could guess that they were doing interviews. The men set up the camera equipment and started asking everyone questions.
"What's it like fighting here?" The man carrying the film asked.
"When we're in Saigon, it's... it's like a war... or umm what I thought a war was supposed ta' be... ya' know, there's the enemy, kill 'em." Gin said looking very uncomfortable. "No futha' questions please."
The men moved on to Ichigo, who waved them off with his hand. Ishida, who was sitting next to Ichigo and cleaning his rifle, asked a question.
"Can I quote LBJ here?" He asked.
"Sure" said the cameraman.
"(Ahem) I will not send American boys eight or ten thousand miles away to do a job Asian boys outta' be doing for themselves." Ishida said in a voice that was dripping with irony.
The crew moved on to Gunz, they asked him if he thought the US belongs in Vietnam.
"Does the US belong in Vietnam? I don't know... I belong in Vietnam, I'll tell you that." He said, spinning the cylendar on one of his revolvers.
The men moved on to Chad, who rather politely declined to be questioned. Renji gladly took up the opportunity.
"I always wanted to travel to exotic Vietnam... the jewel of southeast Asia... I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture... and kill them..." Renji said, in a rather light-hearted, sarcastic manner,
"I wanted to be the first kid on my block to get a confirmed kill..."
I will be taking a vacation to Mexico for a week or so, expect the next update to be late.
Author's note: LBJ actually said something that was similar to what I wrote.
LBJ: Lyndon B. Johnson, the person who became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated.