Us Army soldier serving in Iraq (Patriotic)

SUMMARY

PURPOSE : TO OFFER INSIGHTS ABOUT THE WAR IN IRAQ FROM A SOLDIER 'S POINT OF VIEW

INTENDED AUDIENCE : ORDINARY READERS , FAMILY OF SOLDIERS , OTHER SOLDIERS

This is a first person narration of a soldier in Iraq who had been victim to an evening ambush by offensive troops . The narration begins with the soldier already in the infirmary , months after the ambush incident , nursing a fractured right foot . At about this time , word also came out that President Bush was going to withdraw five thousand plus men from Iraq so that

they could be home for the holidays . The soldier hopes that he is part of the list of men who would be recalled . In the meantime , the soldier recounts the events that led to his current situation

The soldier reveals that many had died in the ambush and he was merely one of those who survived . The ambush took place while they were on their way to the North US Detachment . While recounting the story of how he had become a wounded US soldier , the narrator also offers insights into how war can be patriotic and how it can change the course of events for the world at large

The soldier also mentions in his reminiscing that they were not the true heroes of war , rather the true heroes were the families they left back home . The narrator dwells on this and comprehensively explains how the families back home should be the real heroes in a war and...