Although many had idealistic visions at the beginning of the war, they soon learned about the death and destruction [2] that was going on in Europe.
Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/doughboys-camp-greene-mecklenburg-county-nc-1917-1918-image-galleries/political-cartoon-0
[2] https://www.cmstory.org/sites/default/files/images/Image44-cartoon3.jpg
[3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/doughboys-camp-greene-mecklenburg-county-nc-1917-1918
[4] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/image-galleries
[5] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/doughboys-and-camp-greene-image-gallery-images