The Bamboo Bends

Two men lie motionless in a swamp breathing shallowly through hollow reeds. An enemy patrol is searching the area for them probing the dense vegetation near the bank with bayonets but not venturing into the dank leech infested water. Nearby are six American prisoners in a bamboo cage. Jake Mathews attempted to rescue them before being discovered. For the Americans the war was over, but not for these men.