These are the nicest soldiers imaginable: they are wary of using their weapons for fear of hurting civilians to the point of rebellion, discuss everything (even though the leader tries to shortchange this), try and protect a prisoner from a suspicious "ally" who wants to torture and probably kill the guy and even place a call to one of the guys' mother to assure her he's ok.
"What you out and about for on a nice Saturday, soldier man?" Mary said.
Not any more - Koreans love nothing more than a nice sentimental soldier story and Lee scoring the goal that wins the Asian Cup before returning barracks would certainly be that and whatever happens on Saturday, the homecoming next week will be a lot sweeter than it was a few months ago.
A nice-looking soldier in uniform enters the bar and says, "I know I only met you four days ago, but I think you're my soul mate".
Mr. Jovanovich's theatrically potent portrayal of Don José, whose love for Carmen destroys them both, vividly traced his descent from upstanding, nice-guy soldier to crazed murderer, undone by the mind games of the lustful Gypsy.
"It's nice to see soldiers patrolling the streets, at least where I live," said Cassius Almada, 39, a high school math teacher who lives in Copacabana.
"It was a nice experience, the soldiers gave us that message of fighting for one's country, it's an extra motivation," he said.
"When I sent the care package, I just thought I was doing something nice for a soldier," she said.
The nature of the lives these women knew is indicated by their awareness that whoring themselves to rough-handed miners and soldiers is nice work, compared with what they experienced before.
