Thursday, February 8, 2018

100 Letters from Iwo Jima encounters


  1. Soldiers pull pins on grenades to die honorably
  2. Soldiers dig pillboxes
  3. New general walks his new base camp
  4. Bombing run
  5. Large invasion is imminent
  6. Soldier blows brains out instead of surrender
  7. Soldier pulls pin on grenade and is shot
  8. Ally holds squadmate at gunpoint for running
  9. Abandoned cave system dug for cover
  10. Rusted artillery left behind
  11. Flame-thrower trap
  12. Grenade lands in front of you
  13. Several soldiers beat an enemy to death with bare hands
  14. Incompetent soldier accidently points gun at ally
  15. Bayonet soldier charges you
  16. Several men bayonet and torture one enemy
  17. Lantern boy comes by with ammo
  18. General gives rousing speech over loudspeaker
  19. Detachment holes up in cave system
  20. Detachment decides to die fighting
  21. Kamikaze soldier draws sword for combat
  22. Flares signal approaching enemy
  23. Gunfire in the knight lights up area
  24. Commander stares at map looking for possible solution
  25. Commander draws sword to execute allies for abandoning their post
  26. Fog rolls through a field, it's an omen
  27. Darkened soldiers fire from cliffside
  28. Wooden posts are only cover in this field
  29. Gravesite of recent battle
  30. Detachment hides in cave, unable to join battle
  31. Radio is down, detachments don't have orders
  32. Field of dead soldiers
  33. Soldiers wipe allies blood on themselves for disguise
  34. Soldiers gather ammo from the dead
  35. Soldier dies with photographs in hand
  36. Soldier shoot to wound so they can interrogate prisoners
  37. Soldiers shoot to wound so they can randsom soldiers back
  38. Several soldiers in chains for running from combat
  39. Enemy soldiers is from your hometown
  40. Ally soldier shares his sob story
  41. A detachment of conscripts
  42. Soldiers hang flag to spread patriotism
  43. Soldiers take men from their homes to join the war
  44. Soldier tries to spare the life of a dog
  45. Commander berates soldier as if he was a child
  46. Officers and wives attend a ball
  47. Soldier gifts ally a decorative gun
  48. Soldier burries enemy soldier with honor
  49. Dead enemy soldier has letter from his mother
  50. Shellshocked soldier lies in field with dead detachment
  51. Blind soldier wears bandana around eyes
  52. Crippled commander tells his detachment to leave so he can die honorably
  53. Mortal lands in front of you - doesn't explode
  54. Officer executes fleeing soldier
  55. Enemy soldier waves white flag
  56. Two soldiers watch two enemy prisoners
  57. Something is uncovered by soldiers digging pillbox
  58. Field of bullets from previous battle
  59. Woulded ally holding white flag, slowly dying
  60. A full canteen, never used
  61. It begins to rain
  62. A horse is hit with shrapnel and is crippled
  63. Soldier cries over fallen ally
  64. Enemy executes line of prisoners
  65. Crossfire must be traversed to reach safety
  66. Enemy pulls pin on grenade and runs at you
  67. There's no more water
  68. Everything happens in threes
  69. Officers paints battlefield in remembrance
  70. Detachment has been without food or water for 5 days
  71. Officer gives you a cup and says "dig for worms"
  72. Detachment is out of ammo
  73. Officer makes a spirit offering for divine intervention
  74. Troop from a distant detachment show up with bad news
  75. Soldier tells you his normal profession
  76. Messenger arrives with news - 50/50 good or bad
  77. A child sings a song for fallen troops
  78. Mass of beleagured soldiers parts for their leader
  79. Someone tells you to be proud to die for your cause
  80. Soldier burns classified documents before enemy can kill him
  81. Enemy charges into camp with melee weapons in the dead of night
  82. Charging war hero imobilized by shrapnel
  83. Soldier burries something sacred to him before being taken prisoner
  84. Blackened field of battle, enemy pokes through for survivors to kill
  85. Soldier drags injured commander away from battle
  86. Crippled commander about to be beheaded by fellow soldier
  87. Two soldiers lie far away from battle, both shot in the head
  88. Wounded commander orders you to bury him
  89. Commander leaves you his sacred weapon before dying
  90. Commander refuses to use enemy ammo, even though they are running low
  91. Soldier digs grave alone
  92. Enemy soldier found dead far away from battlefield - has ceremonial sword
  93. Shellshocked enemy found hidding behind a rock
  94. Crazed grave digger swings shovel harmlessly at anyone who comes near
  95. Scholars excavate a former battlefield
  96. Letters from home rain down from the sky
  97. A quiet beach, the sun is rising
  98. A mountain side filled with hidden enemy caves
  99. A field of dead bodies
  100. War secrets hidden inside a locked pillbox

79 Dunkirk Encounters

Here's (almost) 100 encounters taken from the movie Dunkirk.


  1. Rogue Fighter Attacks
  2. Man on overturned boat - last survivor 50/50 chance he's enemy
  3. Propoganda falls from the sky
  4. Friendly troops mistake you as enemy
  5. Wreckage of fighter jet - 50/50 friendly/alive
  6. Enemy fighter strafe
  7. Mortar fire
  8. Man burying body - stole their stuff
  9. Wounded man lying on stretcher, he'll survive if you help him
  10. A drowning man
  11. Sinking ship
  12. Rescue ship looking for survivors
  13. Nurse trying to save a dead man
  14. A man giving toast and jam to soldiers
  15. A column of black smoke rises into the air
  16. A cup of coffee - it's still warm
  17. Shellshocked soldier - refuses to be near the action
  18. U-boat in the water
  19. Rowboats full of desperate, screaming soliders
  20. Torpedo!
  21. Trio of planes flies over - friendly
  22. Damaged plane lands near you
  23. Overcrowded rowboat
  24. Flaming wreckage
  25. Shellshocked man reacts violently
  26. Group of soldiers flee from battle
  27. Soldier strips and walks into water
  28. Soldiers building make-shift dock for rescue boat
  29. Dead bodies float with the tide
  30. Group of injured men left lying on stretchers
  31. Group of men just standing still, silent
  32. Officer who lost his men
  33. Officer desperate to get his men home
  34. Abandoned boat on the shore
  35. Wounded enemy ship flies overhead
  36. Enemy fighter pilot ejects above
  37. Detachment hiding in hull of overturned ship
  38. Ally civilian looking to help
  39. Ejected pilot caught in tree - 50/50 enemy/alive
  40. Enemy soldier in ally uniform - or vice versa
  41. Enemy fire from fortified position
  42. Fleet of Galleons marching to war
  43. Detachments of men on a beach
  44. Large patch of oil - land or sea
  45. Injured child
  46. Father and his son looking to help
  47. Sinking ship
  48. Oil fire - land or sea
  49. Something explodes in a big ball of fire
  50. Engine stops - land, air, or sea
  51. Sea Captain positive that reinforcements are coming
  52. Stalled plan soars overhead - ally
  53. Plane is diving right for you
  54. Ally plane saves your skin
  55. Crashed pilot joins up with you to continue fighting - refuses to go home
  56. Large city occupied by enemy
  57. Beautiful natural landmark gives everyone reprieve
  58. Something that reminds you of home
  59. Fog rolls over - it's actually smoke
  60. Civilian thanks you for your effort
  61. Injured soldiers mocks you - "where were you?"
  62. Man offering sweets and coffee
  63. Old man thanking you by giving you blankets - "well done"
  64. Group of soldiers - none meet your gaze
  65. Soldier wakes up - detachment left him behind
  66. Captain lets him men go while he stays
  67. Paper boy in civilian area - thinks he knows everything
  68. Your face is in the paper
  69. Civilians glad that you're safe - give beer
  70. Plane lands safely on the beach - 50/50 enemy
  71. Local hero injured in combat
  72. Soldiers bury the dead in shallow grave
  73. Military Commander gives roaring speech
  74. Field of helmets left behind
  75. Burning plane wreckage
  76. Ally pilot taken prisoner by enemy - vice versa
  77. Burning refinery
  78. Tattered flag
  79. Dozens of crates of supplies, abandoned