those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life.”

With this, Taylor fully understands the implications of his relationships with the other G.I.’s as they led him to commit actions ranging from shooting around the feet of a one legged man, stopping a rape, to avenging Elias in a vengeful murder of S.Sgt.Barnes. Taylor notes that he has at times felt like a son born of two fathers, a symbolic statement that proves the influence of each NCO upon him as they fought for his loyalty. Taylor also notes how these influences will never leave him, and that it is up to him to pass on what he learned from them. These relations with Barnes and Elias which showed both the good and the bad of humanity gave way to Taylor’s realization that it wasn’t the war that gave him purpose in life, but instead his purpose is to build from the ground up after being torn down by the war,...