Product of today's second hour

So today Mrs. Lizardi gave us pictures from the Vietnam War and told us to write a 5 paragraph essay about it. I asked if I could write a short story, she said that would be fine. I could not find the picture, and the story isn't a thousand words, but it's good enough.

September 22, 1966
As I write this I'm lying in my foxhole. Charlie must have taken a dinner break because the hail of fire we've been under all day has recently stopped.
Leonard, Karl, Denzel, Thomas, and Allan are lying here with me. As usual it's been raining all day, we're soaked and caked with mud. Karl's smoking a cigarette and Thomas has his bible out. Denzel is singing softly to himself in a corner and Leonard has been silent all day. Allan, on the other hand, keeps letting moans of pain escape his mouth. He was shot not two hours ago and the only medical attention he's gotten has been the the bandage I slapped on him. Even in the dark I can still see the blood shining as it flows out of his stomach. It's the worse place to get shot, the bullet peirces your stomach and acid seeps into your guts causing agonizing pain as you bleed out.
I don't know where the rest of our unit is. Lieutenant Dan hasn't sent word or orders all day. We only have about a day's worth of water and half that much ammunition. If we don't get help soon, we're all going to be as dead as Allan.

September 23, 1966
Turns out we weren't forgotten after all. The LT showed up, and we were all relieved, that is, everyone except Al. It was late last night, no one could sleep, his moans kept us awake. Then, finally, there was one last sharp intake of breath and then there was silence. They told us in basic that this war would make men out of us. I've never cried so much in my life.
As we lay Al in the bag, we stood over him and Thomas said a prayer, then we zipped him up. There's a saying in the military, "Some give some, and some give all." Allan gave it all. And though the world will never know his name, the five of us will never forget it. Some give some, and some give all.