I asked God "Why, why, why?" I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted the bitterest essence of war, the sight of helpless comrades being slaughtered, and it filled me with disgust.” ― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa Eugene Sledge
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The quote, "I asked God 'Why, why, why?' I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted the bitterest essence of war, the sight of helpless comrades being slaughtered, and it filled me with disgust." comes from the work of Eugene B. Sledge during World War II. Sledge was a U.S Marine who fought in the Pacific Ocean.

He was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. After being held prisoner for several months he witnessed many horrific acts of war within his prison camp. Rather than destroy himself over these horrible experiences he wrote this quote to express his feelings on the war and how it had changed him as a person.

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