How are the authors of “Ambush” and “Facing It” similar in their view of war?

In “Ambush,” the narrator is haunted by the memory of killing a young soldier and feels conflicted about what happened. In “Facing It,” the speaker’s visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial brings up grief and painful memories. Both authors portray war as something that leaves people with difficult, mixed feelings, rather than glorifying it.

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