Brockmann's recollections of World War I, the servicemen from Greensboro and how the conflict had changed people's lives for "better or worse -- but [they were] not the same." The author lists every soldier from Greensboro and describes their commutes to Camp Jackson at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and training camps at Greenville, South Carolina. Brockmann describes service with the Medical Officers Training Camp (MOTC), and the Reserve Infantry Officers Training Camp. Also included in the text are letters, recollections, photos and even poems which document the lives of those in service from Greensboro.