Coming home at the end of the war was tough for Kerbs. He came home late, after all the heroes welcomes, and he was shunned. He felt he had served his country and no one seemed to care about his sacrifices. This would be a very difficult way to return to your life. You have faced great fears, uncertainty and death and even the people closest to you don’t seem to understand.
I have been in a situation where I left Texas in the middle of my senior year to come to California and when I returned back home things have changed. My friends have all moved away for college. All my family was back in California. When I was reading I was feeling Kerbs emptiness. By remembering this experience I can understand a little better why Kerbs was acting the way he was. I had nowhere to turn to. I felt I had to start all over. Krebs felt like no one cared and that was the way I felt. I was lost. What I had to remember and what Kerbs could have learned was that I had a loving family no matter how I felt and where I was. I could see this issue still coming up with present day soldiers. Even though times are different now and we welcome our soldier’s home, I am sure there are still some situations like this. It is unfortunate to think about anyone being treated this way by the very citizens they were trying to protect. This would be where my sister could relate exactly to Kerbs. She has a story very similar.
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