These works ranged from painting, landscaping and cleaning. He enjoyed doing projects and it gave him something to do, which kept him from thinking about his time in the military. He worked hours and hours perfecting every single task he was given. For example, I had him stain my wooden deck. He cleaned the deck until all the previous stain was removed. Then he removed all the worn and broken boards and replaced them with new wood. Then I primed and stained the deck until it looked like the day it was installed. My nephew worked just like Henry. The author explains: “…he killed himself while working on that machine. He was out there all day and night." (Papers pg. 310) The effects of war can be harsh on a soldier, especially when they are reintroduced into society, just as Henry, my new nephew, had difficulty dealing with the effects of war. War is ugly and brutal for both sides. When a soldier returns from war without injuries it does not mean that they are perfectly healthy. No matter what a soldier's physical or mental problem is, we must still understand that they are human and they need help