"There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell."
             In this quote, General Sherman is saying that the boys are innocent and are unaware of what is really going on. They are too young to understand that war is anything but glory. As boys, these children play hostility games, such as cops and robbers, cowboys, etc. To young boys, these are games. They must assume that war is similar to their childhood games. War is hell. War is all about violence, killing, and hurting others. It is very serious and is not to be considered a game. These young men have never been involved in a war. They do not know exactly what happens or the feeling of being in a war. General Sherman states that war is hell. He participated in a war and he knows the atmosphere.
             I agree with the General. No young man knows what war is like. No matter how much you try to prepare someone for battle, it is nowhere near what he or she would be entering into. Nobody is fully prepared for a war. In the novel In Country, Emmett, Sam's uncle, and Sam's father had both gone to war. Emmett was not fully prepared for war. He has had what many call post-war syndrome. He has flashbacks about the atmosphere in and around Vietnam. Sam is concerned about Emmett's health. She has concluded that he has Agent Orange, a chemical used to kill plants in the Vietcong. Symptoms of Agent Orange are very bad acne and severe headaches. Emmett has both of those symptoms.
             General Sherman's advice to all boys about war is extremely beneficial on their part. They may take that advice and use it to be more prepared for war, but nobody will ever be fully prepared for the dangers and hardship that come along with it.
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