Perry's biggest struggle during the war was not having many people he could turn open up to. I think that when you are going through something so tragic, you should always be able to turn to someone who will give you advice or will help you out a little with kind words. He could have explained everything in his letters home, but he didn't want his family to worry. Perry wasn't alone with this problem though. During the Vietnam War, soldiers usually weren't very honest in their letters they wrote home.
As for talking to the other soldiers, Perry didn't want to seem scared or weak. He thought acting like everything was okay no matter what would make him seem brave. My advice to Perry would be to open up to his family. His mother must know that everything is not as easy as he is making seem anyway, so why not just tell hewr the truth? Just by writing it down, it could have made a huge difference, and made him feel a lot more comfortable. Perry also could have talked to his comrades. He should have had more trust that they would not judge him for showing a little bit of fear.
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