Francis - Heroes

Before War

“Too timid to join the gangs”

Before War

“I had no best friend”

Before War

“I wanted to be like them, these Heroes”

Francis and Nicole

“I silently pledged her my love and loyalty forever”

Francis and Nicole

“I knelt there like a knight at her feet”

Francis and Nicole

“She allowed me an innocent kiss”

The Attack

“Jealousy streaked through me as Larry LaSalle tossed her in the air letting her fly”

The Attack

“My betrayal of her in her eyes”

The Attack

“It’s amazing that the heart makes no noise when it breaks”

After and during war

“I have no face, just bits of dangling flesh”

Francis during and after war

“One of the soldiers exploded like a ripe tomato”

Francis during and after war

“You’re a goddam hero”

Francis and Larry

“I just prayed for the man I am going to kill”

Francis and Larry

“We always did what Larry told us to do”

Francis and Larry

“Gun is like a tumor on my thigh”