During the war, how would every day begin?

During the war, every day would begin the same way. The soldiers would put lucky charms into their pockets and joke about what their last words would be. They would gather in circles to pray and smoke. Then they would tighten their body armor, push in their earplugs, lower their shatter-resistant sunglasses, and pull on their burn-resistant gloves. Then they would climb into their Humvees and go.