Jack Smith by Ron Steinman

What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)
-Bad living conditions
- Lost friends
-Bad weather
- Always on teh alert

How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
Before he waas excited to go and be a soldier and serve as a hero for his country, now he realizes how much pain and agony goes on in war and wants to go home soon.