Challenge
July Drabble Challenge: MURRICA
Tell me a story tied to the USA in exactly 100 words. Winning entry will be selected by me and will be a prose, not poetry, submission. Wow me with your lean, mean, American tale in honor of the Fourth of July. Take it in a patriotic direction, an ironic spin, tell a war story, or examine the modern United States with a critical eye (or all of the above). Tie in to the theme in any creative storytelling way you can. I'll read and judge the entries in early August.
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The Fourth Cut Short
It was 1967, things were quiet. But I, along with the platoon Seargent and other men were grateful for the respite.
We were four miles south of a village called Vạn Phúc which means happiness, lucky, or good fortune, take your pick.
But we weren't being shot out, no snipers and it just felt good to relax.
When nightfall came, Danny Estrada, took out his lighter and set a few twigs on fire and started twirling them around like you would a sparkler.
We laughed, then he was shot.
Not the best fourth of July, I can tell you that.