collection of ways david webster described various people in parachute infantry (because seeing easy company through webβs eyes was so interesting):
- βcaptain nixon, a blasΓ© young man who made quite a thing out of being a yale manβ¦captain nixon, who slouched and never raised his voiceβ
- βthe second platoon's calm and fearless sergeant guarnereβ
- βthe third platoon's fine medic, roe, who had a warm, brave heartβ
- βcaptain winters, the medal winner, who was big and hard and aggressive, seemed like the kind of man who would live foreverβ
- βhis name was speirs. he came from boston. his voice was hard and harsh, his eyes cold and narrow, his teeth stained with tobacco, but his smile was honest and sincereβ
- βluz, who was a great mimic and consistently entertaining in both garrison and combatβ¦everybody liked luz.β
- β[chuck] grant, the sunny, quiet, golden-haired boy from californiaβ
bonus: βthe driver sighed and lit a cigarette. βthis goddamn outfit,β he began as we passed by. βdon't bitchββliebgott grinnedββtransfer.β [liebgott] laughed and went on.β
