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The general themes of "The March of the Flags" by Albert Beveridge and "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo are not entirely related, but there is one idea from both pieces of fighting on foreign soil for "liberty and civilization." The main goal behind America's entry into the First World War was to preserve said liberty in Europe, and the entries into both wars came about as the result of attacks on American ships, thus creating a threat to American civilization. However, Beveridge's speech takes a more positive optimistic approach to such action, while Joe Bonham takes a cynical approach to such ideals, which is perfectly reasonable seeing as he no longer had a face, arms, or legs due to the preservation of "liberty and civilization."