Ray hears voices. They sound muffled at first, but gradually, they become clearer.

"Is he OK, Eugene? It's been three hours. I don't want to lose a Sergeant in this stage of training for the invasion. He's a good soldier." It's the red-head-LT's voice.

"Besides the concussion, I think he's fine, Lieutenant Winters. He will be wake up anytime soon". Ooo...so the LT's name is Winters. Ray also remembers the second voice. It's Doc's voice. So Doc's name is Eugene. He has a calming voice like Doc Bryan, but with funny accent. Maybe calming voice is on the top list of "100 requirements for being a Medic or Corpsman". Ray will never be a Medic then.

But...wait...Ray's a Sergeant? Who the hell in the right mind will make Ray a Sergeant? He doesn't have those leader qualities, unlike Brad Colbert the Iceman or Lt. Nate Fick. He only has the "annoying corporal but the best damn RTO in the business" quality. And he proud of it.

The LT talks again "Well, I just hope he will be fit for our next field training. I have to alter some paper work so Sobel didn't kick him from Easy because Person's accidently stuck in the tree. I think Sobel still having a personal grudge since Person throw up spaghetti on him back in Currahee. Sobel think Person did that in purpose".

Both men laugh a little. Wow..Ray already has a reputation. Based on those conversations, Ray guess Sobel is a CO that might be as dumb as Encino Man or Captain America.

Slowly Ray opens his eyes. He is in a hospital barrack that look like in an old war movie. This is not right. He also heard oldies song from a radio. Not 60s or 70s oldies, but grandpa oldies. Then, suddenly, Ray remembers something. His late Grandpa was a WW2 vets. He was a paratrooper that jumps in D-Day. He lifts his dog tag. It say's: Ray A. Person. Shit! That's Ray's Grandpa name whom he's named after. He died when Ray was ten years old. What the hell happened? Ray lifts his head a little. He sees the Screaming Eagle patch in his arm. Just like in his Grandpa memorabilia. Is he becoming his Grandpa? He is surely fucked.

Doc realizes Ray has wake up. "You OK, Person?". Well, that must be a default question for every Medic & Corpsman. Ray answers groggily "umm...depends. What year is it?"

The LT looks genuinely concerned, Ray starts to feels guilty (which is another miracle), "It's October 1943, Person. Maybe you should rest a bit. I'll tell the boys you wake up. Luz and Perconte will be very glad."

Ray only nods. Eugene starts to check Ray's bruise, lumps & scratches. No fracture or breaking bones apparently. After a minute or so, Ray starts to speak. "So…Doc...where the fuck are we?"

Before Eugene can answer, two short men arrives that Ray identifies as Luz and a short Italian guy. This must be Perconte. Ray realizes something. Maybe at this time, there are no height requirements to become an Army. Ray's not sure if their height will contribute positively to their combat readiness.

Luz said "Hey Person. We heard that you awake from Lieutenant Winters. Damn, you surely put another thing for your reputation. The-Man-Who-Puke-On-Sobel and now The-Man-Who-Smacked-Twice-by-a-Tree."

Eugene answers, "I think Person has a concussion, guys. He forgets several things. Like, what year is it. It's normal and only temporary. Don't worry. Let him rest for tonight, OK?"

Perconte's eyebrows lift a little, "you're kidding, right, Person? You're not playing prank like usual?"

Luz smack Perconte's head in the back "Idiot. Can't you see that bruise with the size of fucking Europe in his head? Besides, Doc's never wrong. He knows what he does, not like you, Perco". Wow..Ray loves them already.

Finally Ray said "Can you hom…I mean... guys stay a little longer? Maybe you can help refresh my memory?" Their story is his last resort to understand this whole weirdness. As a good Recon Marine, he has to make do.

Luz and Perconte look at Eugene. Eugene shrugged and leaves the three of them. He promises that he will notify Lt Winter that Luz & Perconte will stay to accompany Ray in hospital.

They talk until one of the nurses has to use bodily force to throw out Luz & Perconte from the hospital. Apparently, their voices are annoying the other patients. Ray was told so many stories, like about their training in Toccoa, up and down "the fucking Currahee", and the full story of the Spaghetti Incident. He was confirmed that Sobel is a big asshole and Winters is like a Saint (no alcohol, no profanity, regularly go to church. An Anti-Ray to be exact). He also learns other names and tries to remember them as much as possible. One thing that Ray can be sure of, that Easy Company guys are loyal and very close to each other (platonically speaking of course).

He still doesn't understand why he was here. But he doesn't have the luxury of time to feel panic. If his guess is right, he is in the dawn of the greatest invasion of Europe. He mentally screams to the god or any magical being out there, what a fucking convenience time for time traveling. He must adapt as fast as possible in order to survive this. Surely SERE Training never teach him about how to survive in time travel. Ray makes another mental note to write a curriculum of "Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape as a Time Traveler" when he's back to his time. If he can go back to the future (he can't believe he think about that movie). What a happy thought.