Many sons and fathers were separated from their siblings, children, and wives. As the war started to reach the United States, more men and more boys (that were old enough) were taken to training to prepare to fight in the war. Those men with more experience were taken straight into battle. One of the challenges that men and sons faced were not knowing when they would see their family again. The men (fathers and sons) who could read and write would often send letters home to tell their loved ones that they were alright and that they would be home soon. Many times, they weren’t so sure themselves and for those 292,000 men, they didn’t get to go back to the family they left behind. Since the men were being taken out of workplaces and families, the head of the house was given to the woman in the
Many sons and fathers were separated from their siblings, children, and wives. As the war started to reach the United States, more men and more boys (that were old enough) were taken to training to prepare to fight in the war. Those men with more experience were taken straight into battle. One of the challenges that men and sons faced were not knowing when they would see their family again. The men (fathers and sons) who could read and write would often send letters home to tell their loved ones that they were alright and that they would be home soon. Many times, they weren’t so sure themselves and for those 292,000 men, they didn’t get to go back to the family they left behind. Since the men were being taken out of workplaces and families, the head of the house was given to the woman in the