Sunday, May 20, 2012

Book Post #3

The first part of the book starts off with going in depth with the science of warfare. The book talks about the mindset of the soldiers. It talks about the adrenaline rush that they get when they react to the sounds of a bullet passing by their heads. It goes in depth about fire fights at night. When the enemy fires their weapons with tracer rounds, there is a distance where there is a chance that you can actually dodge a bullet. After it talks about the mental stress that combat puts on a soldier. They never are the same when they come back from combat. The stress that they have to deal with is unimaginable. Knowing that at any moment that they could be attacked and killed in unbearable. Not to mention the fact that they know that there is a potential that they could also lose a friend to the enemy too. Then when they eventually do lose a friend, some soldiers can't take it. Some soldiers eventually snap from the stress. The book talks about the mental problems that develop from the stress of combat. This book really makes you appreciate what these men and woman really do on a regular basis. They risk their life and their comfort to protect you and to make sure that we have a safe and free country.

Book Post #3

In the middle of the book, it gets a lot more intense. “The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one another’s lives is unnegotiable and only deepens with time. The willingness to die for another person is a form of love that even religions fail to inspire, and the experience of it changes a person profoundly.” This is what the main point of the book is. These men and woman share bond with each other that no one else knows. This part of the book takes the time to tell the reader how under appreciated the soldiers that fight for this country really is. The message of this part of the book is that we should always take time out of our day to thank a soldier to a veteran or a soldier for their sacrifice. They do things that we can't even imagine and they should be thanked.

Book Post #1 War

The book War is probably the best book that I have read. The story that it tells is unlike no other. Sebastian Junger went side by side the troops in Afghanistan to try to understand what the soldier of our country goes through. Through each and every fire fight he learned more and more what goes on through each soldiers head. They experience what 95% of the country will never see. The experience things that no one should see to protect their country. They give up their freedom and rights, so you can have yours and live a comfortable life. This book I believe is a great tribute to all the troops because it tells their actual story. Nothings censored or edited so you get the full effect of actually being there, without actually being there. This is exactly why after I graduate college I plan on becoming an officer in the Army. I believe that you are given so many rights in this country and that I need to give back to the country that has give me so much.