  urlLink A Shrinking Base I wouldn't count on the article to be objective or authoritative information - military rules dictate that military personnel are not allowed to be polled for their opinion.
But it does give some random snapshot pictures of what these military men and their families feel about the war and their involvement. Some rather poignant snapshots. While she's talking she notices Corey Jr. behind her. He just won a prize for a Cub Scout essay about how he wanted to be a soldier, she says brightly. "No I don't," he answers. "How come? " "Bang. Bang," he says, pointing his finger at his chest and turning his head to the wall in mock death. They have loyalty to the President (at least initially), patriotism for their country, fear from witnessing and experiencing the horrors of war, and their love for their family, and all these different elements may pull or push them in different directions to their attitude towards the war. Each soldier and each member of a military family, has to find a way to find a balance. And find peace. 
