Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today Summary and Analysis

On March 1st, Easy Company re-joined the Twenty-eighth Marines along the dangerous east coast. As Mike led a small group of Marines across the rugged terrain, they came under fire. Mike and the others dove for a foxhole where a dead marine was laying. A few moments later, Mike was dead. Sadly, the others were quite sure he was hit by friendly fire from one of the destroyers. Doc Bradley was almost the victim of a banzai attack from four advancing Japanese soldiers. But an astute Marine who was nearby saved him from certain death. Harlon Block temporarily took over for Mike. Only a few hours after Mike died, Harlon was blown apart while planning next moves. His letter home to Belle that he hadn't received a scratch would not be...