Peleliu. [He takes his helmet off and hesitates before setting it down on a counter, somewhere kind of out of the way. After another beat of hesitation - because it's drilled in you to never just leave your weapon somewhere - he puts the rifle down too and then takes a seat. Gene doesn't seem especially bothered to hear it's an animal clinic, because treating cuts is pretty much the same no matter what kind of animal you are.
Gene hesitates again before rolling back his left sleeve, revealing a pretty gross looking open sore on his wrist and then leans down to start unlacing his boots for what feels like the first time in two weeks, maybe three. Since the landing was over, it's been easier to do things like dump sweat out of your boondockers without worrying about getting caught off guard and killed, but not by much.]
I'm with the First Marine Division. [And realizing he hasn't introduced himself:] Private Eugene Sledge.
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Gene hesitates again before rolling back his left sleeve, revealing a pretty gross looking open sore on his wrist and then leans down to start unlacing his boots for what feels like the first time in two weeks, maybe three. Since the landing was over, it's been easier to do things like dump sweat out of your boondockers without worrying about getting caught off guard and killed, but not by much.]
I'm with the First Marine Division. [And realizing he hasn't introduced himself:] Private Eugene Sledge.