This piece, in just 7+ minutes incredibly captures some deep human feelings resulting from facing incomprensible (to a North American) war strategies, the soldier's need to survive, then displaying a meditation on horrific consequences. The marine remembers, struggles with the memory - debating whether the situation was intended or unintended.

Has much the same feel as Crane's "Red Badge of Courage" I guess the question remaining at the end: When will we ever learn.