Letter To A Trench Soldier Essay

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ts has been awhile since my first letter, I’m really sorry for the delay it’s has been a truly rough for us here in the trenches. My fellow soldiers and I did not expect the things we have witnessed the passed days, We saw men acting like animals, killing each other without mercy or any regret in killing another man. Every time we hear a gun fire my comrades and I are worried that we might never see each other again and that we might never feel the embrace of those we loved dearly. The men here are really different, Their faces are always emotionless it is like it has been frozen and their eyes are just blank and empty, but who could blame them, after the horrors that they have seen, I’m actually surprised that they are still sane and capable …show more content…

I consider myself really lucky that until now, I’ am trench foot free, Whats a trench foot? it is a condition that most of the soldiers here get after getting their feet wet for a long period of time, this condition can actually kill the foot which would be amputated. The food down here is not really as bad as I thought but what makes it hard for us soldier to eat is the sight of our dead comrades around us, Some of the older soldiers are strong enough to just ignore the dead bodies and would just continue eating, I don’t know if could ever be like that, I could never stomach a meal in front of a corpse. The over grown rats here are really nauseating even the generals thinks that these creatures are the most disgusting thing they have ever seen, These rats are 10 time bigger than a normal rat would be, The got so big from eating dead bodies in the battle field and seeing them eat is so gruesome that some of the newer recruits vomited when they saw one feeding on one of the dead soldiers. The trenches are truly unlivable but some sacrifices are needed for our mother country to be victorious in this

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