A person could never be the same after going through combat. Seeing the death and destruction of war, along with dealing with the mental and emotional tolls of fighting, would leave deep scars that stay with the person for their whole life.
To me, there were two characters that really stood out in terms of the way that war affected them. In The Pacific, Eugene Sledge was the most visibly affected by combat, at least in the episodes that we watched in class. When we first met him, he seemed to be motivated to join the war primarily by the idea of serving his country and protecting his fellow Americans. He was quiet and seemed to be a deeply compassionate person. By the end, however, Sledge had clearly changed. After the Battle of Peleliu, he
To me, there were two characters that really stood out in terms of the way that war affected them. In The Pacific, Eugene Sledge was the most visibly affected by combat, at least in the episodes that we watched in class. When we first met him, he seemed to be motivated to join the war primarily by the idea of serving his country and protecting his fellow Americans. He was quiet and seemed to be a deeply compassionate person. By the end, however, Sledge had clearly changed. After the Battle of Peleliu, he