This story is about the mental stress soldiers went threw during vietnam

The story takes place in the vietnam war

Paul is a soldier. Earlier in the day he watched Billy Boy Watkins die.

Paul imagines his father having a nice conversation with him to stay calm

Paul Berlin uses his father as motivation to stay calm and stay alive

Many soldiers were overcome with fear from the war

Billy Boy Watkins dies of a heart attack during battle

Billy Boy Watkins is so afraid of death he dies from a heart attack