Your cast
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Wayne Wilberg
Anchor character — young Marine Corporal
- Age
- early twenties, looks older than his years from hard work and wartime service, a settled calm in his posture
- Build
- broad-shouldered and sturdy, built for hauling heavy loads, medium height with thick forearms
- Skin
- tanned and weathered, ruddy across the cheekbones from outdoor work
- Hair
- dark brown · short regulation U.S. Marine Corps cut — clipped very short (high and tight) on the back and sides, short on top; a strict 1940s military cut, never a civilian side part or long, floppy styling
- Face
- square jaw, straight nose, pale gray-blue eyes with fine sun-squint lines at the corners, a small scar on his chin
- Wears
- U.S. Marine Corps utility uniform — sage-green herringbone twill jacket and trousers, with a single corporal's chevron on each sleeve, worn dog tags visible at the open collar, heavy lace-up boondocker boots dusty from the packed-dirt yard
- Details
- Period WWII USMC headgear ONLY — bareheaded, an M1 steel helmet, or the soft HBT utility cap with the stamped eagle-globe-anchor emblem; NEVER a modern knit beanie or watch cap. The left sleeve of his jacket carries a faded grease stain near the cuff from truck maintenance — his one consistent signature mark.
Appears on
pages 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
· 10 of 12
The Sergeant
recruiter
Appears on
pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
· 12 of 12
Marine 1
soldier
- Age
- Late teens to very early twenties — a young face, still unlined, but with tired, watchful eyes that sit older than the jaw beneath them
- Build
- Lean and wiry, with ropy forearms and angular shoulders — not tall, but tightly coiled, the build of someone who has been moving fast and eating little for weeks
- Skin
- Deep warm tan — the kind earned across months of open-Pacific sun, with a slight weathered ruddiness at the cheeks and nose
- Hair
- Black, very dark, with a slight blue sheen under the night sky · Regulation high-and-tight: shaved close on the sides and back, a short flat brush of hair on top — no part, no comb-over
- Face
- Strong, clean-shaved jaw; straight nose; eyes slightly narrowed — scanning the dark bay below rather than resting; lips pressed together in a tense, quiet line
- Wears
- U.S. Marine Corps herringbone twill utility uniform — olive-drab jacket and trousers, darker with sweat at the collar and underarms; dog tags hang outside the open collar on a ball-chain; heavy lace-up boondocker boots coated in pale Okinawan grit; no helmet — a soft, dark watch cap pulled low over
- Details
- A fresh, shallow scrape along the back of his left hand — knuckles caught on gravel scrambling up the hillside — still bright pink against his tanned skin; this is his one consistent signature mark, distinct from Wayne's grease-stained sleeve
Appears on
page 1
· 1 of 12