Author: Gary Beck Source: https://www.polseguera.com/writers/writing-334_rank-hath-its.html Rank Hath Its Gary Beck/Contusions   Rank Hath Its…   Many Generals were killed in the brutal Civil War, when leaders led from the front. Few Generals died on the battlefields in succeeding wars, having convinced themselves and the gullible public that they were too important to risk their lives in combat, opting to work in comfort, while enlisted troops faced the bullets of their enemies.   __________ Contusions is an unpublished poetry collection that explores the aches and pains we suffer from the assault of life.