End Chapters

From reading this book, i honestly must say that i was happy that the book was over. It was so hard to read all these stories of men who gave their life for this country and went through hell. I am amazed that Moore was able to write about his experiences so well. When i read the book, and watched the movie, i thought to my self, who would want to write about their experiences. I recently had to interview some one who was in the Vietnam war and It was hard fro me to ask them about their experiences after i read this book because i believe it takes a lot of guts to talk about it.

I thought Moore was a great leader. From the beginning i felt this when he was talking about every man he had and how he knew so much about them. My favorite part was when he told his men that he would be the first one off the chopper and the last one on when they left. This showed that he led by example. One story i thought was very good was when he told the new LT that he would not let anything happen to him while they were over in Vietnam. I think that when the LT died, that was the hardest part for Moore because he just became silent and disassociated him self from every one else for a little while.

A leader who i really enjoyed was SGM Plumely. When i read the book he seemed like a very serious leader and hated life. He was all about getting the mission or task completed and did not really connect with anyone. through the book, and the movies, i noticed that he seemed to come out of his shell and became approachable. I think that this change in SGM Plumely's attitude is a prime example of how the War changed people. I think that as bad and life scaring the war was, one good thing it did was build relationships between the men. They learned how to rely on one another and support each other.