Brother Against Brother: The War Comes Home

I don’t know what I’ll do if my brother ever decides to join the military. The number of young men (and women now) joining to fight terrorism and evil dictators overseas is astronomical. I know quite a few people fighting right now so that I can have the freedom to write this.

During the Civil War, the amount of young men leaving home to fight was even higher. They would watch their fathers, brothers and friends leave to fight, and for the sake of patriotism and pride, they would usually follow suit. They would go to fight the evil of slavery or the overbearing Northerners. Well, not all of them felt that way.

One of the main feelings among the soldiers of this day was the overall feeling of brotherhood. They’d fight and die right alongside the men in their company, but they also felt a feeling of brotherhood with the enemy.

Why?

About: Face!

Everybody has a story. Especially those who are fighting to preserve their specific way of life. It's easy  to group all the soldiers together amongst the thousands in his brigade and think about the Army. That's where textbooks teach war incorrectly. They show the numbers and the size of men at war, but they never talk about the one boy from Alabama fighting to protect his home. It's a very human reaction, and we do this every day without even thinking about it. We glance at someone and see everything besides the man. I'll prove it to you: