Twenty odd minutes later the helicopter slowed and a rope was thrown out the door to land on the deck of a small V17-8 sitting in the water. Soldiers ...overed in black hoodies stood on the deck waving there arms. Daniel threw down his duffle bag to be caught by one. Then he harnessed up, and slid down the rope to be caught by a few soldiers, and then to duck down as the helicopter sped away into the night. The soldiers were saying something, but he couldn't hear it because the noise from the. One morning after a party of theirs, I was putting out the trash and my neighbor, Bill, Met me at the curb. He introduced himself and asked if I wanted to earn a few extra bucks. He explained that they had a party and wanted to get the house back in order and if I was available for about 4-5 hours, He would give me $30.00.I explained that I needed to ask my folks first and went in to ask. Dad said go ahead.I went next door and walked up to the garage where the kitchen door was open. I knocked.. I didn’t cut myself on purpose until about two months later. A kid in one of my classes kept staring at me. After class, I finally approached him and told him to shove off. The kid made a snide remark about how he could do what he wanted. Then he said something I would never forget. It was the first time someone ever made a cruel remark about the military or my family. He said, ‘Why should I listen to you? Your daddy ran off and got himself killed. You don’t have a father, and mother isn’t much. The night was warm and the sidewalk was crowded. “Christ, I hate it when I get beer all over my clothes and they stick,” said Sonja. She pulled the purple thing over her head, revealing a matching purple bra. Josh’s eyes widened. I had a slightly different physical reaction, and readjusted my khaki pants. People passing by did a double-take. “Me, too,” said Veronica. She pulled the white blouse off. We already knew she wasn’t wearing a bra. Now, so did everybody for several blocks around. A guy.