The worst injuries of War are emotional and psychological and not physical

For instance, in the world war one, post war suicidal rates were so high due to many factors such as the war horrors and this occurred mainly on the front liners and it is believed that the death rates were high in a specific age group that is between (18-25). The ugly scenes of war on the battlefield leave them with depression and deprive their piece of mind. They face nightmares and get disturbed almost their entire life. Emotional and Psychological traumas are the worst injuries of war Those who participate in a war mostly look depressed, disabled and see themselves as useless. This is because they are haunted by guilt and eventually hate themselves. The reality of Jack trench warfare experience sparks tension in the family.

It resulted in the blame game and hated when the news about Jack missing was reported. Guardmans Tromans the soldier who participated in the war in Iraq said, “On another occasion, we get sent out to tackle looters raiding a bank and one of them legs it up the road, probably armed possibly not “The is soldier haunted by the violent memory. He opened a fire to a purported looter along with his other colleagues and every time he walks around the scenes are still fresh in his mind. “He’s here in my head when I close my eyes” The memories cannot leave him,” …but near to the knuckle, here and now his bloody life in my bloody hands” the soldier is haunted by the nightmares.

His father, however, was determined and rubbishes such thought. Rudyard used all means to ensure his son join the army despite the horrific memories of being killed in the war. Fusilier Beddos who participated in Bosnia war of 1994 said: "…only then would he let me explore the blown hinge of his jaw, and handle and hold the damaged, porcelain collar-borne, and mind and attend the fractured rudder of shoulder-blade, and finger and thumb the parachute silk of his punctured lung…” The poem captures a viewpoint of a wife of a soldier who had returned home and had sustained serious injuries. He said “I am depressed, useless, disabled and hate myself. Am guilty. Rudyard wanted to confess to her wife that he murdered his son.

“Do you want me to go down my knees and own up? Confess my…complicity. Admit that it is all down to me. That I…murdered my son. I will if it satisfies you “This is the glimpse of guilt that had hit him because he knew he had used all means to encourage his son. “I'd like a cigarette “The emotions of his son missing so haunt him. His wife Carrie told him smoking cigarettes will not help. Carrie said “That won’t help “Carrie had earlier wondered if it was fair for Rudyard to encourage his son to join the army. Kipling after receiving a telegram about Jack whereabouts believed Jack was not hurt and just missing. Rudyard said, “John is not dead, he is missing and believe wounded," He thought it was a minor hiccup.