Note: This original fiction is partly based on the infamous My Lai Massacre that occured during the Vietnam War. It goes behind the whole mentality of having to shoot a non-combatant, and what those American GIs were thinking when it happened. Of course this is nothing compared to actually being a part of the traumatic event. Any characters in this story are completely fictional along with their thoughts. Enjoy...
As I stared down from above in the Huey helicopter, I could see the whole country dangling under my feet. Vast stretches of jungle are seen below. But this was not all tha…