Sebastian Junger

Manager. Sales Associate. Flight Attendant. Military soldier. One of these careers should stand above the others, yet somehow all these careers have the average annual pay grade of about $50,000 to $60,000, according to PayScale. Military soldiers are subjected to unfair treatment in regards to many factors that extend beyond just pay. They lack the availability of proper help and recognition after returning to civilian life after service. As a citizen, I am someone whose rights are being fought…

“Restrepo” is a documentary that focuses on American soldier that spends 14 months in the most dangerous part of Afghanistan, which was the Korengal Valley. Yes, it wasn’t easy but they did it for us. Once they landed, everyone kept on saying they are not ready for this. Everyone mindset was that they were going to die here on this land. They felt like fish in a barrel. Restrepo was an outpost built named after a soldier that they honored and respected, he was shot in the neck twice and killed…

In the book “War” by Sebastian Junger, people experienced combat for the first time in similar ways. When they got to the Korengal Valley many of the men like O'Byrne had never been shot at before. O’Byrne when he first got into a situation where he was being shot at “The first thing he did was stand up and look around -Pg 11”. He later says to Vandenberge “Fuck, I can't believe they just shot at me -Pg 11” because he was shocked that someone was actually shooting at him and trying to kill him.…

War is generally characterized by individuals violently uprooted, international and domestic tension, unfortunate mortality, and militaristic weaponry. Although many scholars have identified war as a universal trait of human nature, others have argued that it is the result of socio-economic, religious, political, and other differences. Frequently, the marginalized voices of civilians and soldiers in war are overlooked, due to the large media attention given to the destructive battles that occur.…