My Response to American Soldiers' Voices

I have read through some of the readings on the blogs written by American soliders, who are either still on the battle or staying at home for recovery. Their daily soldier life experiences really struck me. I always gain a feeling of proud whenI am reading their journals about soldier lives, even though there are not only gains but also great amount of losses. However, my feelings toward the soldier lives have been changed after I have read the journal named "There are no men in black here". www.soliderlife.com/2006/02/11/there-are-no-men-in-black-here/ I could feel the soldier's helpless mind just like i was actually experiencing his life. When he asked himself that "what are we truly fighting and why i ask myself", i felt so sympatic on him, since he was also doubting the value of the Iraq war just like we were. It seemed that he was not willing to kill people when he said, "They are the fathers of the children who love you". "There are no heroes here; we just do what it takes to come back alive". This line tells me that he preferred coming back home to killing people in the war. Similar to the ones relating to war that we've read in class, people were not truelly enjoying the war. Instead, they had hateful attitude toward the war. They didn't even expect the war although it sometimes did some good.