Reply #12: I agree... Spoiler Alert!!! [View All]

[imnKOgnito]

While being neither overtly pro or anti war, 2 of the 3 main characters can't wait to get the hell out and 1 of those is nearly resigned to the fact that he is going to die there. By the end we find out the 3rd one is so broken from being in a constant state of war that he can't even function as a human being when he finally is home. He may be full of bravado marching back into battle at the end, but by then we already know it's the only thing he's still capable of doing. That makes him a completely tragic figure, not a hero.