to what it means to be a soldier sailor airman marine and coast guardsman the image of the american laurier is portrayed as that of the invincible hero times where one of the number one interest payments pots even the big alcoa attracts millions from around the world and across the west apart from the flashing lights of the billboards there's a recruitment center right here one of hundreds just a new york the mesmerizing technique luring young americans into serving are more sophisticated than ever before sponsoring a video game tournaments and people tournaments coming and going up to these young kids to perform well and see the u.s. military needs you see your skills at this video game if pushed to young fifteen or sixteen or seventeen year old this is something that's very basic it's a cruel and deceptive type of recruitment they want to use all the hippest tools they can to make being in the military has cool is possible now cinematographer edward pages dedicated ten years to being a u.s. soldier he thought it was the honorable thing to do if that was the end of the military for what it