Best Friends FOREVER!
Posted on April 16th, 2008 in Uncategorized
In the military, there seems to be a sense of camaraderie with the people you’re stationed with. I don’t know the difference between a battalion and a platoon but I know that they’re groups of people that have to look out for each other. It’s amazing how people change when they’re put into an uncomfortable situation. There are always going to be the few that get scared but it seems like it balances out with those who step forward and take the lead.
I like how the trio in Fallen Angels is shaped in the beginning. Some of them are scared but they come together and do their job when the time comes. From the beginning you can tell that the main character and Pewee have a tight bond. It takes Perry a bit to figure him out but they’re in the thick of it together either way.
In “When a Team Unites,” a blog found in the Sandbox, he talks about how his team is being broken up. And poor leadership is in command, forging the way.
It reminds me of a few things from class. The first day, learning about the ball turret, the guy gets shoved in there without any real training. There are some situations where the wrong people seem to have the authority. Sergeants that don’t know how to take control of situations or even on the minor scale, here at GVSU I’ve had some poor professors that I feel shouldn’t have the privilege to impact on students’ education. It just doesn’t seem right that leaders today don’t do their job well, at least in the eyes of their subordinates.
This post also reminds me of Fallen Angels when he talks about Hollywood making a movie about his team. He was lucky and probably picked first since he has Jude Law to portray him in “The Last Stand.” It’s a very strong title; I think it would do well in the box office.
One of the characters in Fallen Angels, Lobel, views his life and the war like a movie. He’s not sure which character he’s playing quite yet but he knows which ones to look out for like, “The role of the good black guy who everybody thinks is a coward and then gets killed saving everybody else.”
Everyone has their own process to block out reality.
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