“ You miss your family and are concerned about your aging mother.” (Background Essay 141) The healthy army now grows sick from continuous fatigues. (Waldo 151) The army is usually healthy but now grows sick because of the dirty conditions. Dr. Waldo said “Heartily wishing myself at home, my Skin and eyes are almost spoil’d with continual smoke.” (Waldo 151) The doctor wants to go home but he does not because he knows he has a duty. Bare feet and nearly naked legs vomit all over shirt, (Waldo 151) This is describing the condition of us and that we still fight for our freedom for our families. This reason is causing me to re-enlist because I want my family and my aging mother to live in a free country. My thought is that it is important for other soldiers to re-enlist so their family can live freely.
On the other hand, some people say they are not going to re-enlist because of sickness and death. This point of view makes sense because “ The army which has been surprisingly healthy hitherto, now begins to grow sickly from the continued fatigues they have suffered this Campaign. (Waldo 151) However some people say there are more reasons to not re-enlist then there are to re-enlist. Therefore I am staying because I want to stay and fight for what I