During any war, men and women leave their families and normal life behind to go and fight for those they love. Even men and women who don’t have their own families sacrifice a lot, in “All Quiet on the Western Front”, in is inferred that they don’t have as much to lose, but instead, they become indifferent to the society that they grow up and live in. War heroes, such as the soldier in Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home” are young, and sacrifice their lives at home, trading it in for a completely different world. The main character, simply known as “Krebs”, is one such man. Not all are exalted, but, as many believe, all who fight for a cause are war heroes. During the two decades of the 1950s to the 1970s, the longest war in United States history, the Vietnam war, was a battleground for sacrifice and war heroes. They did not have to be there, but they were, simply due to the fact that the government wanted them to be there. Thousands gave their lives to a lost cause, destroyed by the traps and ambushes of the guerrilla warfare that took place. These war heroes sacrificed themselves to help the nation. To be considered a war hero, one must also be courageous. If one lacks courage, then nothing
During any war, men and women leave their families and normal life behind to go and fight for those they love. Even men and women who don’t have their own families sacrifice a lot, in “All Quiet on the Western Front”, in is inferred that they don’t have as much to lose, but instead, they become indifferent to the society that they grow up and live in. War heroes, such as the soldier in Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Soldier’s Home” are young, and sacrifice their lives at home, trading it in for a completely different world. The main character, simply known as “Krebs”, is one such man. Not all are exalted, but, as many believe, all who fight for a cause are war heroes. During the two decades of the 1950s to the 1970s, the longest war in United States history, the Vietnam war, was a battleground for sacrifice and war heroes. They did not have to be there, but they were, simply due to the fact that the government wanted them to be there. Thousands gave their lives to a lost cause, destroyed by the traps and ambushes of the guerrilla warfare that took place. These war heroes sacrificed themselves to help the nation. To be considered a war hero, one must also be courageous. If one lacks courage, then nothing