When_Your_Thoughts_Do_Not_Matter

When Your Thoughts Do Not Matter When Your Thoughts Do Not Matter During war time, soldiers bear the burden of not being able to make their own decisions. They must demonstrate their loyalty to their country by following every order given to them at any time. These orders may go against their better judgment at times, but soldiers must do what they are ordered. Taking another humans life is hard enough when you want to, let alone when you are ordered to and the person has done nothing wrong to you. Soldiers must show no emotion when they are chosen to execute the wishes of ones country. Like General MacArthur said, “…the soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war”. Both stories showed mans honesty and loyalty to its country and compassion for life. Being around the prisoners of war, day and night, many soldier become fond of them. In “Guests of the Nation, the soldiers referred to their prisoners as, “…our guests” (O’Connor 1258). These same soldiers, after given orders to go guard the prisoner, returned with, “…what the hell soldiers, orders, life, war, prisoners, kill, country, way, japanese, must, another, soldier, ordered, order, one, irish, guests, given, compassion, chinese, both, you’d, time, through, threat, take, showed, ones, nation, mans, loyalty, killing, forced, fond, follow