I found this incredible blog written by soldiers (now veterans) of the Iraq war, who didn't want to fight. They signed up for the honour, but never got it. They fought just to survive. You can still read the blogs from when they were actually there, but the latest ones are of them reflecting on what happened, as they are now veterans. They're intelligent, so the blogs are good reads.
http://www.ftssoldier.blogspot.com/ (http://www.ftssoldier.blogspot.com/)