Maybe he knows but doesn't understand, why he is alone in a faraway land. And like the rest he doesn't pause. He has a job that he does well, even as his best friend beside him fell. His shame is great, the pain goes deep he feels compassion for the dead at his feet.
Rioters can boast and carry signs, about the war that has shook our time.
But when the call comes for them to go, they burn their draft cards and make a show. War is unfair in any way of life, and all involved must pay the price.