Sean Huze’s play "The Sand Storm" was very truthful and unedited. There are so many things that are going on with the was in Iraq that we have absolutely no idea about. The only thing that we know for certain is that our soldiers are over there fighting a war that keeps them away from their family and friends. In the play Huze tells us about all the destruction that is going on and how there is still some compassion from the people who live there. At one point he was telling us about how there were these three days that were so amazing because they were able to have some human interaction with others and remember how that feels. They were able to share with the people in Iraq and regain that sense of self. In the same sense though they were still soldiers away from home and held some hostilities against the war. There was a large amount of time that the characters felt like machines just doing what they were trained to do and not deviating from the plan. When they zoned out it was as if the were walking around lifeless, no heart and no morals. The play definitely brought some realization with it. This war has been going on since 2001 and soldiers have been doing numerous tours to Iraq for our freedom. There may be other underlying issues with politics but the soldiers are still human being doing what they are told for not only their job but for a sense of accomplishment. The war stories that we will never hear are personal ones that soldiers are keeping to themselves and they have every right to do so. The play "The Sand Storm" shows how soldiers really talk to one another and how they go about their days as close to normal as they can while living so far away from what they are used to in hundred degree plus heat with food that doesn’t taste the greatest but helps them survive. Although the play itself is not as descriptive it still shows what the soldiers go through on a daily basis and how they attempt to cope with the different trials life over in Iraq brings them.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/