Mail call
Another good issue in the run of this series. This one highlights how important it is to get and send mail but in so doing shows how the soldiers get desensitized to the war. Ed is writing home to his parents and despite seeing things going on in front of his eyes which might scar a person for life, he sort of downplays it to his parents, partly to save them from the horror, and partly it seems because he has shut off that part of his mind from the horror as well. The action here sort of revolves around a miniature battle where civilians are being shot indiscriminately and damage to the village structures is given no more thought than lighting a cigarette. Another good issue, maybe not as good as some in this series because of the format, but still of the same caliber. The last panel is a sort of haunting image showing why it is so hard to win the war even when a battle is won.