15 Fascinating Facts That Improved Our Overall Mood
"You have to understand, this was not easy for us, the day Ben almost died. You're a soldier like I am, only better, and you had the courage to do something so many men are afraid to do when they find themselves in mortal peril — you saved the life of a fellow warrior."
Two men stood facing each other at opposite ends of the long, shallow trench. One held his M1 Garand at a high port, while the other rested it on a sandbag. Both soldiers wore heavy camouflage clothing.
The soldier who was holding the rifle continued "You weren't even in our foxhole. In fact... " he hesitated, then inhaled. "What were you doing that night when you found Ben and saved his life?"
The other man let his head fall, then began to speak: "I was looking for my letter from home ... the one I thought I'd lost."
"You mean the one with the ... ?"
"Yes. The one with the fifteen facts. You know, the ones that go .... "