It was all lies. There’s no glory and honour in this. These conditions have driven soldiers to shoot themselves in the leg or arm so they would be able to be sent back to their …show more content…
I’ve seen things no person should have to. Just yesterday during a charge towards German trenches, they released the gas I had heard so much about. We were luckily supplied with these masks which we were told would allow us to avoid drowning in the sea of green. Some of the men rushing with us weren’t as lucky; those poor souls. The inhuman sounds they made as the gas filled their lungs is plaguing my head as I write this. At least one of them knew what he’d have to suffer through. The gunshot after his sounds of vomiting and coughing up his lungs reminded me the horrific choices these young men make out