Author: PJ Neal

By PJ Neal

Reality

“Although the war is over the memories still go on in my dreams.  I still see the desperate fighting, and hear the groans of the wounded.  The World War cost the United States more than 342,000 wounded and approximately 39,500 killed in action.  There were 9,665,000 men killed in the World War, all for the craze of territory expansion, greed and the almighty dollar.  Yet the “War Dogs” and the politicians pay hypocritical homage to the dead, saying:  ‘They died gloriously for their country.’  Like hell.  The ones I saw died pitifully, just doing their duty.”

– John W. Nell, The Lost Battalion:  A Private’s Story