It turned out that the 2,000 troops trained in the use of the machine pistols were just not enough to do the foot by foot search of the vicinity of Il...in. Regular infantry had to be brought in to help with the search. In the end, the Marinkos worked out an arrangement where the search details were reduced to three men in each. One of them had a machine pistol and the other two had the standard infantry rifle in .22 caliber.The plan was that the two regular soldiers would simply help in the. In other words, you're on your own. We want to continue helping, but not if you think you are actually female. By the way, this isn't some sort of fa?ade to avoid being drafted into the service, is it? Come to your sensesDad***December 15, 1968Dad and Mom,To answer your last question first, no Dad, this isn't any kind of ploy to avoid serving my country. As a matter of fact, I'd be pleased and honored to serve in any branch of military service as long as I could do it as a woman. I have made. Would you like a soda too," I asked her."No thank you," came her reply."Ok, but you may want something in a little while and I might not be in the mood to offer then," I suggested."Do you have any Dr. Pepper?" she asked."Yes, is that what you want?" Uh huh."I poured soda for the both of us and walked back and took a seat across from her."What do you want to talk to me about," she asked."Well, like I told you, I saw you and that Martinelli kid back behind my lawn shed. You were lying on your. "What on earth do you think you are doing young man?". " Sorry ma'am, I didnt mean to intrude, but I never knew anyone would be in here so early, and I am running late for class so...." she cut me off mid sentence, with a not so pleasant frown, " and since when do you take short cuts through my class?". I didn't know what to say other than sorry, but somehow I knew that wouldn't suffice."Whats your name boy? Isn't it Matthew?" she asked me. "Yes ma'am, Matt Anderson" I replied, waiting for.