K.J. Russell’s Reviews > Hondo > Status Update

Really like how this story handles soldiers. It kind of epitomizes the machismo ideal of honorable service. Just that right mix of mythic fantasy and real world authenticity, with all the romanticized brutality that makes the historical military drama work.

"No man knows the hour of his ending, nor can he choose the place or the manner of his going. To each it is given to die proudly, to die well, and this is, indeed, the final measure of the man."

Thinking about my grandpa reading these lines near the end of his life. Almost biblical before a segue into the mindset of soldiers. Wonder how he felt about it.

From a collection of classic LLs inherited from my grandpa. This copy is old and worn, held together by tape. There's an unfilled medical label used as a bookmark.