The Loss of Brotherhood in War
“War is Hell.” “War never changes.” “You don’t know what it’s like over there.” That is what regular citizens are told when it comes to being in a combat zone. In a lot of ways, it is true. We don’t know what it’s like to fight in a war because we weren’t there. We never experienced fighting for our country or served in the military. But we understand that fighting in a war and losing your friends are hard on soldiers, those that died in a war and those that survived. Take Captain Rex, a Clone officer in the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” television series. Rex is a loyal officer who does his duty. He literally was made for combat. By the time of Season Seven of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” however, Rex has become a hardened war veteran. He has seen too many of his Clone brothers die under his command and that loss weighs heavily on him. In the first episode of Season Seven, Rex discovers that one of his Clone troops, Echo, is still alive. Echo was thoug...