Beaches of Blood

     When I awoke, I saw everyone was running. Something big was happening. I walked up to the general to see what was happening. "Trade that code now!" He yelled at a young boy who looked scared. I trotted up to him and asked what was happening. "Sir, what's happening!?" He looked down at me and began. "It appears we have found a Jap island just outside of us. We are getting ready to land." (Land!?). "What do you mean land?" I said. "We are gonna sens soldiers in the beaches and take it over, so get your ass down into the ship and get ready!" I ran with shock. I never knew he could be like that.

     As soon as I gathered my bags I was reported to go to the landing craft. Inside, it could house up to 12 soldiers. It also had a gunner on the back. As I stepped in I felt a shake. I looked up and saw the island coming towards us. It was Beggining. "30 Seconds!" Yelled the driver of the craft. As soon as he got those words out yellow lights started darting at us. I saw flashes come from the island. Men around me started to fall. One soldier fell on me, and when I looked at his face,but was torn apart. I screamed. Soon, things started to go still. I watched around me as I saw other landing craft get blown apart. Watching the soldiers on there get thrown into the air...burning.

     The whole seen was too much to take. I then threw myself over board. It was worse underwater, the whole water was red. A severed limb dropped beside me with a trail of blood following it. I got above the water and into the beach. I knew I had to do my job. As I galloped onto the beach, I saw soldiers with there chests ripped apart. I ran to one soldier and began to treat him. He was screaming "Mama!" At the top of his lungs. There was guts and blood pouring out of his side. I heard a loud thud and he closed his eyes. A explosion rocked the area around me. Men flung into the air and landed. Just then, a group of soldiers ran past me and took cover. The shots went straight Into the "Japs". Slowly, but surely, we were pushing up. I treated the wound of one soldier, than the other.

     A explosion shook the ground. I then saw a burst of flames erupt from a supposed fell tree. Men I. Different uniforms ran out of it burning alive. We pushed up. I watched as the mean around me (Some with rifles and some with machine guns) attacked. A Japs arm got ripped off when a rifleman shot it. I sat down and watched as they pushed them deeper into the jungle like terrain. I knew here, that this was what war was truly like.