The Author wrote this book to enlighten people on how bad war actually is. It is not glamorous like it is said to be. War is awful people all around you die you lose people that are like family to you even if they are of higher rank or in a different platoon.The only reason that I joined the Military was because that is what i have wanted to do since i was a little kid. I felt that my life could mean something more if I was a part of something bigger.In the end yes I felt that I had done what I had wanted to do and the only thing that i would do all over again would be meeting the people that I did. Every day as a kid I dreamed of being out in the battlefield helping the navy and everyone there to fight for the freedom of our nation and the responsibilities that come with it.I would think about all of the people that I would meet and the amount of lives I could save if I was over there helping.My dad and grandfather always talked about their experiences in the wars and while my dad was a drunk which is another reason I wanted to leave the stories made me think of the things that I could do to make my own stories to have for my kids.