There is a moral difference between Shelton’s killing of his attackers and that of his other victims. Darby and Ames caused personal harm to Shelton and thus gave him the moral right to try and prevent any other future pain that could be caused by these men, but the other victims were combatants in the war that Shelton waged against the “system”. When looking at Darby and Ames, Shelton takes a more utilitarian approach when dealing with their killings. The government “system” is supposed to punish those who are wrong. But in the trial of Darby and Ames, only Ames was punished severely while Darby was allowed to go free.
It took a counseling session that I learned that Sergeant First Class Crutchfield was serious about America’s sons and daughters. I told him that I was not able to do the job, and he needed to find someone else to lead these Soldiers. As he looked at me, he had all the Soldiers gather outside-in formation. I looked at all of them standing there, and he said, “So you don’t want the job to take care of America Soldiers. Now you tell them that to their face that you quit.
War - the pros and cons - is it necessary? It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Voltaire War is devastating and tragic. It affects the daily lives of the people of the countries involved in the war. It affects the economy of each country that is involved and it can causes long-term affects on the soldiers involved in the actual fighting.
Their stress under the unbearable conditions in Iraq damages the mental health of the American troops. In an article on war trauma Greg Mitchell says, “Nearly one in five soldiers deployed in Iraq, now more than 300,000, suffer post traumatic stress disorder, according to the of-cited RAND Corp. study.” Troops that are mentally unstable or mentally ill from the conditions of war should not be forced to continue to fight in an environment that will only make them sicker. Unfortunately, they continue to experience the same situation that made them unstable. They become an unhinged fighting force happy to kill. This cycle creates more killers and more
In the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” Paul Baumer tells that the war is a dehumanizing experience. I on the other hand believe that the hardships of war make the soldiers become more human. In the book Paul not only talks about his and others experiences in the frontline but also about their home front. War makes young soldiers see real human life. Soldiers throughout the war are constantly exposed to death, so that it becomes a part of their normal day to day life.
They even fantasize about killing the sniper in the most brutal of ways, “He will hold his trembling hands on high and stammer the international word for compassion and mercy. He will say that beautiful word comrade, a word born in suffering and sorrow, but we will stab him down with our bayonets.” This shows the resentment for the sniper and how mercilessness the men have become, by literally wanting to kill a soldier begging for his life. Before the war these men even in their worst nightmare would not do such a violent and barbaric act, yet they all have the intense desire to do so. Not only do the men resent the enemy they begin to resent each other. Clark has no respect for his troops and this leads to resentment towards himself.
Steinbeck wants the reader to understand the harsh and difficult living conditions the soldiers are living in. Also, Steinbeck wants the reader to feel the emotion and physical pain the soldiers are feeling, “Under extended bombardment…the eardrums are tortured by the blast…your skin feels thick and insensitive. There’s a salty taste in your mouth. A hard, painful knot is in your stomach with undigested food…This is how you feel just after a few days of constant firing.” Steinbeck’s writes such a strong description that the reader can fully understand and even feel the pain the soldiers feel. The essay “Why Soldiers Won’t Talk,” is marked by a clear narrative description of what war is truly like and gives the reader a strong sense of perspective.
This is the question that affects my family and I. Guns do not kill people, people kill people is a common phrase used in my profession. I am currently working at a Rifle Range for the Marine Corps. Safety is one subject stressed upon throughout the course of instruction. Safety
When a soldier is suffering from PTSD he may experience rage, depression, flashbacks, emotional numbness, and hyper vigilance. They can experience the inability to stop believing that they are in battle during everyday life. Effects like these can seriously jeopardize their family life. As one former soldier has said in the article, “It’s almost like your family has its own form of PTSD just from being around you every
“PTSD follows a traumatic event or series of events in which a person is physically harmed or threatened with violence, such as sexual assault, warfare, and accidents” ("Introduction to Mental Illness). Soldiers are seeing there friends who have become their family dying in front of them. They are physically harmed and threatened with violence; bodies are being blown up in front of them, the daily feeling of helplessness and fearing for their lives. Individuals with PTSD become detached from family and friends; they become easily frightened or provoked, and are often prone to aggression. Soldiers tend to avoid environments that remind them of the event, have nightmares and flashbacks of the experience, which can be triggered by everyday sights and sounds.