Well, that was stunning, just stunning. He has so perfectly captured a soldier's life, how he feels when things go well, when they don't go well, or when he just doesn't have time to feel. How he chooses not to feel when with other burdens it would put him over the top. How he can never reconcile what he's done or what he's seen. If you have no experience as a soldier in war, and feel you need some idea of it, this is the book I would recommend. It is as illuminating as it is heartbreaking, but it is all there. A good primer for our leaders before they decide again on gain for American lives.