What are the motifs in Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans by Wallace Terry?

The commonality of war is a recurring idea in the story. The men in Bloods all experience the same war, the same killing, the same disrespect at home, the same confusion about what is happening and why, but they do not all have the same response to their experience in Vietnam. Different backgrounds and belief systems can account for their different experiences joining the war and serving in Vietnam. However, some of the men have harder experiences than others and come out better for it, while those who have an easier time suffer more when the experience ends.