[It's not even so much that he thinks it's damage, as he thinks the world has been particularly cruel to yet another person who doesn't deserve it, and that always sits pretty poorly with him.
He won't ask her to change, but he does wish she'd see that she still has people that care about her, and that hasn't changed.]
Yes and no. I know the victors always write the history books, but... honestly? Most soldiers I know aren't really doing it because they care how they'll be remembered.
[He has a feeling she might feel that way, too.
And, unfortunately,] Memories can be pretty short.
[He runs into a lot of guys who fought in his war, but fewer every month. And he runs into more people that think his war might as well be as "ancient" as George Washington's.]
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He won't ask her to change, but he does wish she'd see that she still has people that care about her, and that hasn't changed.]
Yes and no. I know the victors always write the history books, but... honestly? Most soldiers I know aren't really doing it because they care how they'll be remembered.
[He has a feeling she might feel that way, too.
And, unfortunately,] Memories can be pretty short.
[He runs into a lot of guys who fought in his war, but fewer every month. And he runs into more people that think his war might as well be as "ancient" as George Washington's.]