[ WP ] A soldier on the front dies in the middle of writing a letter home . It is finished and sent by the man who killed him .

Mom, 
 
 Do n't have too much time, we move out in 10. 
 
 Long time no see. Have n't been able to write back, they've been keeping us on our feet for the last few weeks. Tell the goobers their uncle has permission to beat them if they get into the cabinets again. Tell Heather that the fish tank needs cleaned more often if that slime keeps coming back. 
 
 I'll fix the garden when I get back, maybe I'll even bring you a souvenir. 
 Have Dad throw the ball for the beast,'til one of them drops from exhaustion, it'll be good for the both of them. 
 
 Tell Grandpa we'll trade stories of these Kraut... 
 
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 Ma'am, 
 It is with a heavy heart that I must continue this letter. 
 On the night of [ redacted ] roughly twenty miles south of [ redacted ] your son was involved in a friendly fire incident. An enemy 105 had hit nearby, then the gas, the hellfire the bullets the chaos. It was madness, fire and bodies. 
 
 You can thank our great nation for training us well. Your son took three shots, center mass. He was down before my finger was off the trigger. It was n't a good death, but it was n't painful. I'll be giving him my apologies in person. 
 
 I am truly sorry, 
 Sgt. A. Andrews 
 95th Inf. 
 `` B'' company 
 
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 Roughly one hour after writing this, Sgt Andrews took his own life. 
 
 Taking the life of another is n't the hard part, living with yourself after is. 
 
 Cpt. C. Evans 
 Acting Commander of Bravo Company, 95th Infantry Division 
 Outside [ redacted ] Germany.
