According to the text, the six men were in Easy Company, which is quite ironic if you know what happened at iwo jima. And if your wondering, a Company (made of 250 soldiers) is made up of 3 platoons. 1 platoon is made up of 3 squads. 1 squad up of 4 soldiers, a team. Jack Bradley was in the 3rd platoon while Ira, Franklin, Harlon, and Mike were in the 2nd platoon. Mike was the squad leader of Ira, Frank, and Harlon. Within the company, and probably all other companies, regiments, etc., there is a special loyalty and bond between the men, officers and soldiers. They all know they are in hell and that no one outside of the war will ever understand. Colonel Harry arrived and his job was to mold the men these men of the 28th Regiment into a ultimate fighting unit. The first thing they did was rifle training, then teamwork drills, and many different kinds of training for specialized soldiers. The conditioning they had to go through was insane. I remember how tough soccer and ski conditioning were but that is nothing compared to what these soldiers had to do.
There was a brotherly bond between each and every Marine, kind of like me and my friends. We look out for each other. We are a team. Mike Stank was someone the squad looked up to. He was their "big brother." "Everyone respected everyone," one Marine said. I wonder what it really feels like to be in war, but still have a special bond and laugh with your squad? maybe i would have a bond with a few soldiers if i went to war. but i wouldn't make too many cause most of them probly will die anyways...
I chose this picture because it shows the friendships between the men. Even in the think of war they looked after one another. They were "brothers."
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