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An Army Reservist, Ben Wallace, is a reluctant member of the U.S. Army
Reserve. Yet, when he is called to duty in Operation Desert Shield, he realizes
he wants to experience what his grandfather calls, The Enlightenment of War.
He initially joined the Army as a form of rebellion against his fathera Vietnam
era draft dodgerand as a way to be closer to his grandfather. His grandfather
is a veteran of Guam. Wallace needs to experience combat, he thinks, to make
himself a man.
Several things make this unlikely. Wallace is, first of all, a Laboratory Technician
in a General Hospital. Second of all, every aspect of modern warfare isolates the
soldiers from the discomforts and realities of the conflict. They have comfortable
uniforms made from hi-tech microfibers, access to phones to call home at any
time, rations designed by master chefs.
Wallace also becomes entangled in the schemes of a profiteering sergeant, Philip
Mice. Mice needs Wallace, for his physical strength, to defeat a rival sergeant
and to manage the enlisted men while Mice establishes a business trading in
contraband. When the hospital arrives in Saudi Arabia, Mice sets up a thriving
trade in homebrewed beer, used furniture, and bacon. The trade deals in comfort
items designed to alleviate what little discomfort that remains among the soldiers.
When Wallace and Mice and finally dispose of the rival sergeant, Wallace realizes
Mice will never arrange for Wallace's transfer to a field hospital near the front
lines as long as he remains useful to him. When Wallace threatens to turn himself
over to the MPs, Mice quickly transfers Wallace to a field hospital. Following
the First Infantry's advance on Basra, Wallace encounters his first surrendered
Iraqis. The persistent unreality of the American Army's war begins to slip away.
When he faces the remains of retreating Iraqi soldiers destroyed on the highway
to Basra, he finally experiences The Enlightenment of War, even though at
this point he would rather remain unenlightened.
Reserve. Yet, when he is called to duty in Operation Desert Shield, he realizes
he wants to experience what his grandfather calls, The Enlightenment of War.
He initially joined the Army as a form of rebellion against his fathera Vietnam
era draft dodgerand as a way to be closer to his grandfather. His grandfather
is a veteran of Guam. Wallace needs to experience combat, he thinks, to make
himself a man.
Several things make this unlikely. Wallace is, first of all, a Laboratory Technician
in a General Hospital. Second of all, every aspect of modern warfare isolates the
soldiers from the discomforts and realities of the conflict. They have comfortable
uniforms made from hi-tech microfibers, access to phones to call home at any
time, rations designed by master chefs.
Wallace also becomes entangled in the schemes of a profiteering sergeant, Philip
Mice. Mice needs Wallace, for his physical strength, to defeat a rival sergeant
and to manage the enlisted men while Mice establishes a business trading in
contraband. When the hospital arrives in Saudi Arabia, Mice sets up a thriving
trade in homebrewed beer, used furniture, and bacon. The trade deals in comfort
items designed to alleviate what little discomfort that remains among the soldiers.
When Wallace and Mice and finally dispose of the rival sergeant, Wallace realizes
Mice will never arrange for Wallace's transfer to a field hospital near the front
lines as long as he remains useful to him. When Wallace threatens to turn himself
over to the MPs, Mice quickly transfers Wallace to a field hospital. Following
the First Infantry's advance on Basra, Wallace encounters his first surrendered
Iraqis. The persistent unreality of the American Army's war begins to slip away.
When he faces the remains of retreating Iraqi soldiers destroyed on the highway
to Basra, he finally experiences The Enlightenment of War, even though at
this point he would rather remain unenlightened.
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