Snafu spoke up immediately and said, “Hell, I saw ’em go right by here, but I reckoned they was headed for the company CP.” (He didn’t mention his challenging the Japanese or firing at them.) Hank looked astonished and said, “What do you mean, Snafu?” Snafu swelled with indignation and answered, “You remember when they made me bury that Nip I shot on Peleliu when them two was headed for the CP?” “Yeah, so what?” answered Hank in a low, menacing voice. “Well, I told them then if they made me bury ’im, then by God, next time I seen a Nip headin’ for the CP I wasn’t gonna’ stop ’im!”
