The prayerful soldier

During World War II, in Italy a young soldier was assigned to a camp with other soldiers who were there to fight and kill, nothing else. Albert was a very devout young man, and on the first night at the barracks, he knelt down to pray before going to sleep. His friends started making fun of him and ridicule him. The second night was more of the same, as clothes, shoes and books were thrown at him as he prayed. However he persisted in his prayer and by the fourth night, the teasings and jokes and comments started to decrease.  By the end of the week, they stopped altogether, and realized what a special, serious young soldier Albert was. They recognized him as a valiant soldier who does not get intimidated easily with persecutions and criticism. He ended up by winning their respect and a few of them even joined him at prayer every evening.