Ch. 2 (entry #2)

Unity, Brotherhood, Camaraderie

 Just a few of the words that are represented by the actions of the of the United States armed forces, or at least should be represented. A soldier is taught to survive combat, as well as; help his fellow soldiers survive as well.  As I read the final pages of chapter two I did not see unity present as it should be between soldiers.  The two scouts deserted their fellow soldiers, when they should have helped Billy and stopped Roland.  Another lack of unity I read on the in chapter two was when Roland was beating up Billy and the way Roland treated Billy.  Soldiers are supposed to look after and help each other not beat each other up.  SH 5 depicts Roland Weary having a "helmet, helmet liner, wool cap, scarf, gloves, cotton undershirt, woolen undershirt, wool shirt, sweater, blouse, jacket, overcoat, cotton underpants, woolen underpants, woolen trousers, cotton socks, woolen socks, combat boots..." and he didn't give even one of those items to Billy, who wasn't even equipped for the weather. Camaraderie is what keeps soldiers together while in combat, and without it everything falls apart. If the scouts, Billy, and Roland would have worked  together, all four would still be together, and Roland and Billy would not have been captured by the Germans.