I just want you to know that this is the third time I read this thing - it's simply beautiful. And I sympathize - I always feel bad dismissing soldiers, even if they've just been taking up space. Now I feel REALLY bad...
I agree with the two reviews before me. The "nameless soldier" point of view drives the point home, as though any soldier you/Ramza were to dismiss would have some heartfelt story behind them. I wish more writers - including myself - could take run-in-the-mill characters and give them a three-dimensional backstory. Simply beautiful, once again.