Status Updates From Fields of Fire

Hodges learns about some of the shifty dealings of the sergeant major in lying that the resettlement bills is full. He promises a group of villagers they could move there but had to turn them back.

Cruel depiction of how Vietnamese civilians were treated, including the hinted rape or defilement of an underaged girl with a stomach wound

Picture into the animosity between blacks and whites even on base

Senator’s cowardice still reigns true when Snake gets a lucky bullet through his toes

Hodges has an existential talk with himself and his ghosts

We meet Dan and learn about the struggle of a farmer torn between surrender, fighting for the VC, or just dying

The J gets attacked and the LP gets smoked by friendly fire, highlighting once again the chaos of Vietnam warfare

A good couple chapters about the incompetence and/or disdain for the Platoon Sarge and First Lt. Signifies the toying around with marine lives, internal chaos on the lines, and a general fuck it attitude for everyone involved.

Get a good look into the platoon dynamics when Hodges becomes their new lieutenant- sizing each other up, learning their tics and characteristics