The dirt was the wrong color. Should have been more red.
That brought a chuckle. Sort of - until thinking about what an intimate knowledge of the color of the dirt means to you. Thank you for your service. And now I’m wondering if you mean the red from the clay soils - or the red from the blood.
My daughters watched “Forrest Gump” over the summer as part of their reading and movie regarding the Vietnam War! I’m waiting for some night when mom isn’t around to watch “We Were Soldiers Once and Young” with them.