As a French soldier, I know that the memories of World War 1 are forever going to remain. I want to express my feelings before the war. As this war is about to begin, I am excited and cheerful because the whole French nation is happy about the war. The French people are receiving the news about World War 1, and everyone is taking off to the streets to view the poster that read ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity- General Mobilization’ (Chevallier 5). Back in the military camp, I am excited and glad since I know I will be given the opportunity to fight for France and earn it the respect it deserves. As a soldier, the war is of great importance to our nation, and I smile whenever I look at the public cheers. The heads of our military group reminded us that our hour has come to be on top of the rank (Chevallier 5). All the French soldiers are receiving the World War 1 news with great enthusiasm. Currently, we are marching off to the war full of joy because we were convinced of the rightness of its cause (Spielvogel 3).
The war is taking long than I expected at the beginning. I feel nervous as each day passes while gun shots are being fired all over space. I am still determined that the French nation will win this war. Recently, my colleagues and I planned to attack German defensive lines so we approached our plan by moving to the trench (Spielvogel). Life in the trench was not fair. We managed to kill Germans from the trench. However, we have lost many of the French soldiers who were killed in the trench. The German machine guns have finished most of our soldiers in the trench. In order to survive in the trench, I have to lean and hide against the decomposing bodies (Spielvogel 4). As the war is dragging this far I feel sad because I have lost dear friends but I am determined to survive.
Works Cited
Chevallier, Gabriel. Fear. Print.
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Western Civilization. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West, 1994. Print.
