"Hill 875". The battle rages towards occupying a hill that has no significant value and 'Journal' finds he has to deal with both choking gas and Vietcong snipers. He is constantly amazed at the valor and sacrifice the soldiers make for each other in a seeming nonstrategic cause. Writer Jason Aaron calls Vietnam Journal, "without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic, and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War ever seen in comic form."