War is a nightmare, war is awful
It is indifferent, and devastating and evil
War is hell
But war is also an incredible teacher
A brutal teacher
And it teaches you lessons that you will not forget
In war you are forced to see humanity
At its absolute worst
And you are also blessed to see humanity
In its most glorious moments
War teaches you about sorrow and loss and pain
And it teaches you about the preciousness
And the fragility of human life
And in that fragility, war teaches you about death
War also teaches you about brotherhood
And honor and humility and leadership
And unfortunately war teaches the most
When things go wrong