Slowly the reality of it all formed in my mind: we were expendable! It was difficult to accept. We come from a nature and a culture that values life and the individual. To find oneself in a situation where your life seems of little value is the ultimate in loneliness. It is a humbling experience.

Eugene Sledge

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Soldiers War is hell War

Author

Eugene Sledge

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Soldier Writer

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United States

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Citation

Sledge, Eugene B., Jr. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. Presidio Press, 1981, pt. 1, ch. 4.

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