Part 1 of Essay
In war one life is insignificant. Thousands of faceless young men go off to war to fight like heroes, some survive the battles, the others arrive home in cramped wooden boxes for where they will lie for all of eternity. As scores of families mourn the loss of their loved ones yet more men are sent off to war, rolling ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... of a week the Ryan family has suffered an insurmountable loss. Three of the family's four sons have been killed on the battle fields of the world - Sean Ryan at "Omaha Beach" Normandy, Peter Ryan at "Utah Beach" Normandy, and "Daniel Ryan" in New Guinea. Only one son survives......Private James Ryan (Matt Damon). The decision is made to find him and send him home. However Private Ryan is lost somewhere behind enemy lines and the army hierarchy aren't even sure whether he's still alive... With t ....