I was hid behind a big tree
that was knocked down or fallen
and I could see these Germans in the woods
across this big field
and I saw this young kid
crawling up a ditch,
straight towards my tree. [Chuckles]
So I let him crawl, I didn't fire at him,
but, when he got up within three or four foot of me,
I screamed at him
to surrender.
And, instead of surrendering,
he started to pull his gun towards me,
which was instant death for him.
But this young man, he was a blond, blue eyes,
fair skin, so handsome.
He was like a little angel.
But I still had to shoot him.
And it didn't bother me the first night
because I went to sleep and I was so tired,
but the second night,
I woke up crying
because that kid was there. [Sniffle]
And, to this day,
I wake up many nights,
crying over this kid.
I still see him in my dreams
and I don't know how to get him off my mind.
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