Reporting at the Battlefield

Some people get the rare opportunity to see what it is like on a battlefield. A reporter is the exact type of person that not only gets to see it and experience it, but to write about and share their feelings about it to the public. If reporters did not report what they saw, then we the people would have no way of knowing. We would be very clueless to what was going on and wouldn't appreciate what our soldiers did as much as we do. Now some people are cut out for the job and ready for what they might see, while others just aren't. In order to be a reporter, one has to have a way with words as to be able to paint a descriptive picture of the scenes that were happening.
If I were a reporter, lived with the soldiers, saw what they saw, lived what they lived, and what not, I think that I would be scared, intimidated, and would definitely respect the soldiers more than now. Soldiers are heroes. They might be everyday, regular people, but they are making sacrifices for our country and in doing so earn the title of a hero. I would write about different things, but I know one of the things that I would write about is maybe a biography of one person and what their daily life was like before they went to serve and while they were serving. I would tell of the sacrifices they made and tell the readers the truth. I would not stretch the truth to make the soldiers better because I don't think I would need to. Their jobs and duties speak for themselves. I would write from the heart and interview the soldiers to get their input on what their days held. I would make sure and diary the whole event so that I would not forget the details later.
Overall, I think it would be a hard and stressful job to have. You would have to be strong and able to realize that at any moment you could be captured or killed. But by taking that risk, you are also excepting the fact that you will be experiencing the inevitable, something that most of the population never experiences. That is a story. That is something to report about. Experiences. Sacrifice. Heroes.