there was nothing to save. We've closed the wound and inserted a tube so that you can urinate, but there was little else that we can do, perhaps in Japan they will be able to make you happier."

"What do you mean, help me. I'm not even a man any more?"

"You'll have the program that they have set up," he explained. This isn't that rare an injury, although infrequent. Wait till you get there, besides there isn't enough time to explain. You're due to load on the plane in about twenty minutes. Don't worry, and good luck!"

He left, and I laid there in the worst depression that I had ever been in in my life. I didn't have a wife, or family to worry about but like any other normal guy, I had dated a lot, and now my life was literally cut off at twenty two!

There wasn't much time to sleep as the orderlies came for me and I was transported by ambulance to the airstrip. I was given a sedative on the plane, and slept all the way to the hospital in Japan.

I woke up in an almost identical hospital room, but with big airy windows looking out on the soft spring sky. It was a beautiful day, and I looked out, and propped myself up to see better. I was on the second floor and my room overlooked the garden and spreading lawn of the hospital. I could see patients in pajamas walking, sitting, and laughter from their conversation echoed back up to me.

My reverie was disturbed by someone entering the room. I looked away from the window and inspected the two men and the Navy nurse that entered. One man was a Navy doctor, a commander like the one that I had met in Danang. The nurse was a lovely blonde in a crisp white uniform and captain bars of a Navy Lietenant, the third man was a greying Japanese man, dressed in a brown suit. They came over and introduced themselves.

The commander said, "How are you Lieutenant Stevens. I'm doctor Upton, my nurse Jean Fleagle, and this is Dr. Yosuta, from the Tokyo General Health Clinic."

"How do you do gentlemen, and lady,” I gave her a quick smile that I knew I would never be able to follow up. Are you the people that the Doctor in Danang said could restore my manhood?" I said sarcasti- cally.

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