The Sniper Shooter
Few days after D-day, Jack was ordered to do the night’s watch; warned beforehand by the captain not to play the trumpet “There’s an enemy sniper out there”. But Jack thought: “He’s as lonely and scared as I am – I’ll play him a song. And he played his trumpet. The next morning, a prisoner of war was taken to the camp. It quickly became clear that the sniper had seen Jack, but had not pulled the trigger. He asked, “Who was the trumpet player who played Lili Marleen last night? When I heard that song, the war was over for me – I couldn’t use my rifle anymore
