The Soldier Who Walked Off Post

A young soldier was posted to a small combat outpost in a war zone. One night he left the post on his own, without permission, carrying no plan to return. He believed his unit's leaders were so poor that they endangered the platoon and wanted to raise the alarm elsewhere. He set off to walk about twenty miles through hostile territory. Enemy fighters captured him and held him for five years. He was freed in a prisoner exchange. Back home he faced charges of desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy.