| Author: | Kevin R. Valladares | ISBN: | 9781467035224 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | September 21, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kevin R. Valladares |
| ISBN: | 9781467035224 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | September 21, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
Two Wars transports readers towards a full experience about the evils of war. Sometimes a war can be a negative good, Joseph Hardy finds out that the Iraq war is a negative ill. The novel explains how two young men, Martinez and Joseph Hardy enlist in the USMC. Martinez joins because of educational opportunities and a sense of strong nationalism. Hardy joins because he has few options and he is a patriot who wants to defend his country against terrorism. Both young men meet in Parris Island where they become Boot Camp buddies. Martinez fights because he was lied to and he was given promises of being an officer and to obtain college education. He finds none. Hardy fights a war in Iraq. He does care if he sacrifices his blood for his country. Back home, he leaves a child with his High School sweetheart. And now he longs for his family in the other side of the world. He wants to survive and see the sun each morning, and see his loved ones again, one more time.
Two Wars transports readers towards a full experience about the evils of war. Sometimes a war can be a negative good, Joseph Hardy finds out that the Iraq war is a negative ill. The novel explains how two young men, Martinez and Joseph Hardy enlist in the USMC. Martinez joins because of educational opportunities and a sense of strong nationalism. Hardy joins because he has few options and he is a patriot who wants to defend his country against terrorism. Both young men meet in Parris Island where they become Boot Camp buddies. Martinez fights because he was lied to and he was given promises of being an officer and to obtain college education. He finds none. Hardy fights a war in Iraq. He does care if he sacrifices his blood for his country. Back home, he leaves a child with his High School sweetheart. And now he longs for his family in the other side of the world. He wants to survive and see the sun each morning, and see his loved ones again, one more time.
