The emotions of patriotism and pleasure hardly counterbalance the toil and suffering that he has to undergo in order to enjoy his patriotism and pleasure.

Dying on the field of battle and glory is about the easiest duty a soldier has to undergo.

It is the living, marching, fighting, shooting soldier that has the hardships of war to carry.

When a brave soldier is killed he is at rest.

The living soldier knows not at what moment he, too, may be called on to lay down his life on the altar of his country.