TITLE: Defense
AUTHOR: Kasey
POST EP: War Crimes
RATING: PG-13 Leofic
SUMMARY: “He can’t do this to me.  Not now.”

He can’t do this to me.

Why the hell did he tell me? 

I’d finally ALMOST forgotten.  Not as though I ever could forget the things I did back there, back then, because I was ordered to.  I’d finally stopped havin’ nightmares so bad I would wake up in a cold sweat tryin’ not to sob like a baby.

So all of this leadin’ into the fact that I’m not gonna be sleepin’ much for awhile.

I didn’t know.  I honestly didn’t.  This isn’t like William Calley, I really DIDN’T know, I never got close enough to see ‘em and I honestly thought it was military, I was told it was military, and how was I to know he was lyin’ ta me the whole time?

Dammit, I was following a direct order given to me by my CO.  I didn’t just take it upon myself to go kill 11 people.

He can’t do this to me.  Not now.

Why not? Why can’t he hang me out to dry in a war crimes trial?

Because I was 21 years old and young and doing what I was told.  I was just following orders.

Too bad that defense didn’t work for Calley.