Ambush

 By Roger Tsai, Grade 9, Thos. Jefferson High School for Science and Tech., VA
He would destroy the enemy at any cost. But who was the enemy?
Genre  Short Story   Topic  War, Future, Conflict, Childhood, Cruelty

A soldier finally gets an up-close look at the enemy he has killed--only to find the enemy soldier is a child.

ID 30133   Published in Merlyn's Pen Volume 3, Issue 3  

Featured on this site in:

Imagining Iraq: Teen Writers on War -- sponsored by The Merlyn's Pen Foundation

Also appears in these Merlyn's Pen publications:

Something like a Hero: Stories of Daring and Decision

Has been reprinted and/or translated in these countries:

Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan

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