The men who bring us the riveting tales of war are no different from any ordinary citizen today. These men were bound by their willingness for freedom in the stage of battle and would let nothing stop them to achieve this freedom. The men are fathers, brothers, and sons who are off fighting for their families and fighting for the freedom that their family currently has. Aside from some legendary figures such as, Clara Barton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Douglas M

acArthur, theses letters are primarily common soldiers or marines. Most of the men writing are scared and homesick, with only these letters to keep their spirits high. They write of the hardships of battle in very descriptive wording. They write of their love for their wife and children, or girlfriend. The words in the letters, though, are so sincere and moving in most cases that it seems very unlikely that, in fact, a male did write this heart-felt letter. Their only hope is that the war they are involved in will be finished soon and they can be back in the loving arms of their families. The also write of the desolate loneliness that seems to consume their life day after day. As if these feelings of pain and anguish aren’t enough, the men are forced to be in unfamiliar environments, whose temperature, terrain, and insufferable conditions continually beat down the soldier’s willingness to triumph over his enemy. In addition to this, the soldier’s letters are filled with their reflections on past battles, which can cause a man to go mentally insane. These past battles seem, in a way, to give these soldiers a feeling of confidence that they can go on and win this war. Past battles have taught these men survival, as well as, loss.

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