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In the end, people need to see that war is more than just killing. Some things are just about the experiences made at boot camp, The uncontrollable experiences that soldiers had to go through on the battlefield, and last of all the friendships that are made with comrades and others. These are just a couple things that war is about. There's so many other things to learn about wars, but the experiences at boot camp and on the battlefield is what makes and changes soldiers, but friendship is what makes them able to control their feelings.

“Army Basic Training.” Baseops, 2016, www.baseops.net/basictraining/army.html. Janet “Friendship in War.” The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2015, 12:34, theconversation.com/friendship-in-war-was-not-just-confined-to-bonds-between-men-38391.
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