In the real life based novel about his early war life in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah tells his story while facing these conflicts of war. This war leaves him without family. He becomes desperate to survive leading to him joining the army. His time in the army desensitized him and made him a different person who could kill at the snap of a finger. This is due to the ability to adapt in times of desperation.
A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier In the book, A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier, Joseph Plumb Martin describes his point of view as a soldier in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He talks about all the hardships he and his comrades had to endure during this time, the suffering, the emotional and physical toll it took on the soldiers. Fatigue, Hunger, and Cold were the constant companions of Joseph Plumb Martin, the rest of the Continental Army, and the British forces. These companions were detrimental to the soldiers and killed a percentage of the soldiers. Everyone was accustomed to hearing from the prestigious leaders, and Martin wanted to give another perspective.
In the Vietnam War, many young men were forced to leave their wives and families to fight for a questionable cause. In this particular story, Martha serves as a representation of family. Lieutenant Cross, the man in charge of the soldiers, longs to be reunited with Martha. Martha occupies much of Cross’s time and weighs heavily on his
For some of them the trauma of their battle experiences or their physical disabilities has shattered their lives. For even more, adjustment to civilian life has not been an easy process. Most of these veterans have very similar stories. Most of those in the military at the time had just graduated out of high school and were sent to a jungle to fight a guerrilla war far away from home. During the war, they were exposed to a lot of stress, confusion, anxiety, pain, and hatred.
As we fought on making to the squad that had just arrived Alvin was shot in the head by a sniper. Not only did I lose my squad I lost my brother. When I arrived back at camp everything felt surreal. Even though it was over; I felt like I would hear from them all
2-survivors of conflict are forever shaped by their experiences- Its been said that “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” I had suffered many demons in my life, but the physical scars I carry will never equal up to the mental scars I carry. After spending years of my life in a war camp where I was forced to be looked upon as a piece of dry dirt on the ground that could be stood on and not cared for as if I was no one important in this world, almost like I had no life before I was trapped in four walls. 3- Staying true to our core values is the best way to deal with conflict. I have been raised with a strong catholic Italian back ground and have been raised to have self-respect and to
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier In the world there are some kids who never get to have a normal childhood because their nation is so war torn and poverty stricken. These kids often not only lose their childhood but their innocence as well. A Long Way Gone shows how children are forced to fight in a war they do not want to be a part of. Although some of these child soldiers are fighting to save their nation, most of them are either programmed or forced to fight in a war that dehumanizes them. Young boys are taken from their home and families and forced to fight for the rebel forces.
PTSD Analysis Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a hot button topic in today’s world because many soldiers come home from war and do not receive the proper health care they deserve. Each day normal human beings encounter stress; it is inevitable to avoid it. For Brendon Burgess, a member of our United States Army, he experienced a whole new level of stress that we can not begin to imagine, now called PTSD. Upon many soldiers, like Brendon, returning to “normalcy” back home is easier said than done. He and his fellow soldiers encounter many physical and mental problems while transitioning back from combat into our environment.
Plodding blood from lungs that once you had the chance to laughter, talk, kisses. Many of the sights which will hang the soldiers are not what the officials have ordered them to do but what they have done to save their own lives. It is the tragedy of war that you are not able to stop to help a dying man. What do you expect, it is a war. Millions of people are involved in armed conflicts in the world today.
“For centuries we have seen casualties of war; soldiers who have had various physical injuries and scars that last a lifetime (Stan Tian).” This can tear a soldier’s life apart and even his family and that’s a huge struggle that some veterans must go through every day, it’s not just physical injuries but mental illnesses as well. “Yet until the 20th century little was known about the emotional effects of war on soldiers and it wasn't until soldiers were studied psychologically that we began to understand what had happened to them” ( Stan Tian). Tian explains how war can affect you and he gives a lot of information on the topic of physical and mental disabilities in regards to combat. Stan Tian is a psychologist and studies mental health and helps people cope with and understand about the effects of war such as PTSD. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder in which someone experiences something that is life threatening, a serious accident, terrorist attack, sexual assault, etc.