Joining The Military Poem Analysis

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This poem is one of my favorites from the ones I picked, due to the touchy subject it is on. The subject even though it is very touchy is a very important and meaningful subject. Part of it is the truth of it, from any one that joined the military and fought in the war. What is still left, what has left you. Was is it overall worth it or if you could would you undo the past choice to join the military and change your life completely. The other question is why and this is also brought up in this poem. Why did you join the war, what urged you so much that you went to a bloody warfare where you might not make it back? What have you gained for yourself or why you feel benefited to go out and serve. The poem uses quite a way to describe

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