We Were Soldiers, Reading II

Throughout this reading we are shown over and over again how Moore and the men of 2nd platoon maintain their cool under extreme circumstances. They really fall back on to their training, they talk about how their training really shows. They drop to the ground and take down anything that moves. They know what to do in this situation, they have the instincts to fall back on. They know who is in charge, even when the first three men in the chain of command for the platoon die. These displays of control and coordination show us as cadets what we hope to become by the end of our years in ROTC.