Eddie's War

Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices… Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else. (CABAnata)

The captain from whom Eddie receives orders teaches him a lesson on sacrifice. It is never in Eddie’s consciousness that his boss in the army gave up all for a great offering. He goes down from the chopper, checks why it could not leave the mountain, and jeopardizes one precious possession. This encounter of soldiers exposes us all to specific terrors of wars and how captives are maltreated, dehumanized and extremely violated. Eddie and his fellow soldiers have their lowest times and search for some light out of a fate seemingly with no end. This is a recall of Eddie’s past kept for more than three decades stirring a memory of one’s greatness.

From the theme park, Eddie is brought to a landscape where ammunitions and hills are a resort. Rebels hide through forests where bombs scare inhabitants and throws flesh, bones and blood. Philippine mountains have served as the story’s setting where a dug out cries about wars:

The Cry of War by Don Ford
From: http://www.gather.com/

Sounds of anguish heard,
The pain of brokenness is felt.
Lives all scattered ‘round –
Cries in war like chorus swells.
The bandages of hope worn thin,
While children’s voices call.
Like whispers of the soul,
And all around the mighty fall.
Shattered broken pieces,
Lack of sacredness in life.
Destruction is their calling card,
They even throw away their lives.
The games they play with bombs as toys,
We gather up the fragments.
These village fools, not martyrs be –
Offering up the child – they vent.
The stench of killing fields below,
Running out of graves to fill.
It leaves an eerie chill in air,
This never ending war of wills.