This is not mine but it is so true,

Combat soldiers endure immense challenges, facing a year-long tour of near constant misery, marked by wet and muddy conditions or scorching heat and relentless sweat. Their existence is incomparable to any other, burdened by carrying everything they need on their backs, constant vigilance, unending danger, and exhausting labor. Creature comforts like baths, clean clothes, beds, and uninterrupted nights are rare luxuries. They endure daily tasks of humping and digging, with nightly duties of perimeter guard, OP duty, or ambush, all while being interspersed with dashes into combat and unexpected moments of terror during enemy firefights and ambushes.

The combat soldier faces this reality alone, committed to a one-year tour. Surviving the first battle earns them the title of a veteran, but they live in unrelenting stress and endure unimaginable horrors. They often find themselves carrying the bodies of fallen or severely wounded comrades for hours until they can be evacuated, leaving them in constant proximity to death and maiming. The regular infantryman’s existence in combat is unparalleled, both in the military and in life.

These words, expressed by Chaplain Claude Newby, poignantly capture the indescribable challenges faced by those who serve on the front lines.