Gunshots and bombs echoed all around him, but Daniel heard nothing. It had happened quickly. He didn't realize until the blood started seeping through Thomas's shirt that he was even wounded. Yet now here he was, cradling his best friend's head in his lap, promising to take care of his wife and children. As Thomas shut his eyes for the last time, Daniel placed his battle-worn helmet on the ground in respect. Only one thing was going through his head, 

This war must end.