In the early hours of April 1, 1969, Fire Support Base Illingworth, nestled in the heart of the Vietnamese jungle, lay in ruins.

For nearly ten minutes, the once vibrant battlefield, shaken by a surprise attack, fell into an eerie silence following a devastating explosion. Now, hundreds of soldiers from both sides lay strewn across the ground, some slowly stirring awake, some not, every man bearing the marks of battle.

Amidst this quiet, 19yearold Specialist Four Peter Lemon regained consciousness.

Exhausted, scared, and marked by numerous shrapnel wounds across his head, neck, and limbs, Lemon's reality was sharpened by the chaos. He had shared a joint with friends who were no more, an act that now intertwined his senses with a surreal clarity amid the devastation.

Riddled with wounds and enveloped in a haze, Lemon was fuelled by a surge of adrenaline and THC. Poised to challenge the odds once more, he reached for a bag of grenades and headed right towards the enemy.


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