chapter twenty-four you wake up in the morning and your back aches from laying on a saggy cot and you fold your blanket and put on your boots and wish you had clean socks but you forgot to pack some so you just get your stuff together and look over where mr. holden is still sleeping on his stomach with a sweater for a pillow and you walk over to him and shake him a little and his eyes open and you say rise and shine mr. holden and he rolls over and then he sits up and says holy fuck petty officer were in iraq and then a marine pokes his head through the door and says breakfast is almost over and you better shag your asses over there if you want to eat and then he sees mr. holden and says sorry about that sir and mr. holden says dont worry about it marine i can shag my ass just like anyone .