Times of Change - Jack Smith

What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)

• Making base camp and clearing space in jungle.
• Everyone was inexperienced in battle.
• Noise of bombs and artillery all around you.
• Seeing your friends get killed.
• Getting ambushed.
• Knowing that it is the luck of the draw whether you live or die.

How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
Originally he thought that war wasn't that serious. He had a romantic notion about serving in the army. After the war, he knew that war was about fighting to protect your friends. He knew that deaths of his friends cannot be justified in any way, which is why it is hard Vietnam Veterans today.