"They won't allow families to search for the bodies. For one, a soldier will try to retrieve the body before they return home, there's also the chance that an enemy might still be in the area or the place booby trapped. And soldiers fight in any country they're needed. When you get the chance, look up information on the First and Second World Wars, that should give you a general idea."
"I imagine it's still the same in your time: the men in power declare war but it's the poor men that fight it?"