Troy

He proved himself a model infantryman. He could run, and shoot, and muscle through trenches while shells burst down,
To rain molten metal and dirt upon all men.

Soon the martial struggle took its toll,
First the Captain
The Lieutenant
And finally the Sergeant, who could rally them all.

Ulysses Brown rose to the task, the officers placed upon him stripes and pins fashioned of brass. He had been a part of many dangerous actions, had taken machine gun positions, and crept through fields littered with mines,
Cowardice he had never shown at any time.

Sergeant Ulysses Brown held fast to his charge, to lead his men, and to help rout the scourge of the Huns from Teutonic lands. Each morning he checked them, from head to toe. He inspected rifles, bayonets, and boots. He posted watches, and made sure they received their mail, but he was fretful about how he would ever live to tell the tale of the horrid war.