Re: Bucky B/Jack C
I get the way propaganda works. I personally never joined up for that reason, but I saw plenty of people coming in, thinking it was glory and the pinnacle of what a man could do for his country. They'd be crying in a foxhole not long after that, and I didn't blame them to start with, or afterward either. No he died on a routine follow up, shouldn't have happened, but that's how it goes sometimes. I was basically adopted by the army base, and fifteen when I became Cap's right hand man.
I'm doing my best, but I think if anyone can get through all the worst shit and come out the side still shining, it'd be that guy. He was young too when it started though, and it's good to have someone who believes the best in people, or who wants to believe everyone can be better. But he's got a blind spot, like anyone else, and I'm one of those. Not sure whether to kick him away to keep him safe, or let the neediness take over.
Bucky's my nickname. Real name's James Buchanan Barnes.