Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

Frank talks about what it is like to be in Korea. One day, when he is on duty, he notices a small hand reaching out into the heaps of garbage, foraging for food. He realizes it is a little Korean girl. He often sees her there when he is on duty. Another soldier comes to relieve Frank and when he sees the little hand stealing the food out of the garbage, he goes over to the girl. The girl says what sounds like, "Yum-yum" to the solder and then touches his groin and says the same thing.

Frank thinks about watching both of his friends, Mike and Stuff die while they're in Korea. He also thinks about how the guard blew off the head of the little girl scavenging in the garbage. By this time, Frank is on the train that...