Cambodian Jungle Girl

Fifteen soldiers were walking along a single file through the Cambodian jungle. A young girl, seven years old, was watching from a straw hut three meters from the trail. There was a line of American troops wearing green fatigues. They also carried M-1 rifles and hand grenades. At any moment the girl might do something. She did not make a sound, however. The soldiers marched up the sandy single-file path. The heat was oppressive. They reached the tankless water heater.