The Unwomanly Face of War
Men who had been physically wounded had left a piece of themselves in the battleground, in exchange for their intact souls with which they returned home. The unwounded soldiers who caused and witnessed the war that others experienced in their bodies took the war home with them,
Martín Prechtel • The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise
In the black market, your birth and background meant nothing. You could be an ex-military man. You could be nobility. Japanese . . . Korean . . . It didn’t matter. Your birth or background meant nothing. All that mattered was your physical strength, and my father knew how to live by violence. But later on, when the war ended and everything returned
... See moreMasaji Ishikawa • A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Once we donned our uniforms, we were all equals regardless of gender, age, or nationality—all simply store workers.
Sayaka Murata • Convenience Store Woman
I wonder what a soldier feels like when they go to war.
