Eugene Sledge - "Sledgehammer"

Eugene Sledge is one of the most recognized veterans of WWII in the pacific theatre. He actually really did write notes in his new testament and made a book about them later in his life. But like most veterans of war, it was difficult to come back to the everyday civilian lifestyle. In his book, Sledgehammer writes “People rushed around in a hurry about seemingly insignificant things. Few seemed to realize how blessed they were to be free and untouched by the horrors of war. To them, a veteran was a veteran – all were the same, whether one man had survived the deadliest combat or another had pounded a typewriter while in uniform.” We must remember what our troops are really doing in other countries.