Just Another Soldier Summary

The author in “Just Another Soldier” had a unique message: “I know war, have experienced it, but accept it though I do not understand it.” A rough message to say the least, and it is not without its flaws, but it is extremely effective in conveying the idea that war is inherently morbid and close-minded. The author showed us this through his mention of different casualties he had encountered thus far through the course of the war he was engaged in. For example, the author mentions that, “in situations that my platoon has responded to, there have been three dead civilians, including four women, one three-year-old girl, and one mentally unstable man on a moped.” Yet, though a seemingly numerous body count, it was nearly matched in a single event