Opportunities were strong friendships and feeling patriotic about US. Hardship: training didn’t prepare you for intensity & terrible conditions of war , homesickness, boredom , returning home injured, damaged & fear of death.
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World War I
World War I lasted from July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918. It started when the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by Serbia. It ended when Germany formally surrendered.