Private Donald Fraser, a Canadian soldier in World War I, explains the frightening life in the trenches. In the trenches, no one is safe from the weather. There is no cover above the trench to keep out the rain, or wet mud from sliding down. This causes extreme discomfort and soaks the soldiers from head-to-toe. In addition, soldiers do not have a change of clothes; therefore, the clothes have to dry on them. The weather, however, is the last of the worries. Soldiers in the trenches live under the constant stress and fear of being attacked by the enemy, or suddenly contracting a fatal illness that will end their lives. Paired with the fact that they do not get much sleep due to extensive labor required, and that everyone will have to keep watch at night at some point, their physical and mental capabilities are deteriorating by the day. However, the worst comes when the time to fight as come. Charging blindly into enemy gunfire is the same as embracing certain death. He charges, knowing that you can die any second now, and that every step you take is God’s blessing. His fellow soldiers litter the ground of No Man’s Land. Fortunately, Fraser manages to find cover, and begins to snipe the enemy gunners.
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