The Bone Parasite

”Rushing to the crew quarters I almost slipped and fell on a bloated sack of flesh. At first I couldn’t make out what it was. Then I saw something crawling and squirming. Maggots. Loads of maggots …and it was Drake. They were all over Drake’s face. Well, at least what would have been his face if I hadn’t stepped on it. I had bits of it stuck under my boots.” - Transcript of LCpl Fred Murphy rega…